Tides

Front

How many high tides does a place have each day?

Back

2

Front

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create? Options: neap tide, spring tide, new moon tide, full moon tide

Back

spring tide

Front

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create? Options: full moon tide, new moon tide, neap tide, spring tide

Back

neap tide

Front

What causes tides? Options: gravity, wind, spring, neap

Back

gravity

Front

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides? Options: Sun, Saturn, Moon, Venus

Back

Moon

Front

What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

Back

Neap Tide

Front

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of an effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

Back

The moon is closer to the Earth than the sun.

Front

Tides are caused mainly by what?

Back

Moon’s gravitational pull

Front

Why do spring tides have the largest tidal ranges?

Back

The earth, moon, and sun are aligned for greater gravitational force.

Front

Neap tides happen at _________ and _________ phases of the moon.

Back

1st quarter and 3rd quarter