Lunar Cycle & Tides

Front

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

Back

neap

Front

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.

Back

spring

Front

Neap tides occur once a month.

Back

False

Front

What is a high tide?

Back

Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

Front

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

Back

Moon

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

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

Back

2 low tides, 2 high tides

Front

Why does the Moon have a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun?

Back

It is closer to the Earth.

Front

When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience? Options: rip tide, spring tide, neap tide, breaker tide

Back

spring tide

Front

Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by: phases of the moon, seasons (fall, winter, etc.), surface currents, deep sea currents.

Back

phases of the moon