8.7c Tides

Front

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

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Moon

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

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 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 happens when there is a spring tide?

Back

really high tides

Front

What governs the patterns of spring tides and neap tides?

Back

phases of the moon

Front

When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

Back

spring tide

Front

What do we call a tide that has a large range between the high and low tides?

Back

spring tide

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

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

Back

spring tide