Spring and Neap Tides

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

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neap tide

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How many low tides and high tides happen in a day? Options: 1 low tide, 1 high tide, 4 low tides, 4 high tides, 3 low tides, 3 high tides, 2 low tides, 2 high tides

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2 low tides, 2 high tides

Front

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

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Neap Tide

Front

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

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tides

Front

Which occurs when the moon, the sun, and Earth are in a straight line? Options: first quarter moon, third quarter moon, neap tide, spring tide

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spring tide

Front

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

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spring tide

Front

What causes tides? Options: the radiation of the sun, the wind, the gravitational pull of the moon, the Earth's rotation

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the gravitational pull of the moon

Front

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

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the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

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Neap tides occur once a month.

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False. Neap tides occur twice a month.

Front

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

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Spring