Tides

Front

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. Options: spring, high, low, neap

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spring

Front

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

Back

Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

Front

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Back

Moon

Front

What happens when there is a spring tide?

Back

High tides and very low tides

Front

What do we call a tide that has a large range?

Back

spring

Front

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

Back

Neap Tide

Front

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

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

Which moon phase is shown in this diagram? Options: new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter/3rd quarter

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new moon

Front

What causes tides?

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gravity