24-25 Unit 5 Solar System Review (5)

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What is a high tide?

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A high tide is when the sea is pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon.

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How many high tides occur in Myrtle Beach every day?

Back

There are two high tides in Myrtle Beach every day.

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What type of tides are created by the arrangement of earth-moon-sun during a full moon or new moon?

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Spring tide.

Front

What is the rise and fall of the level of the water in the ocean called?

Back

Tides.

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What is the spinning motion of a planet on its axis called?

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Rotation.

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What is a low tide?

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A low tide is when the sea is pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST from the moon.

Front

How many low tides occur in Myrtle Beach every day?

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There are also two low tides in Myrtle Beach every day.

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What causes tides in the ocean?

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Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth's oceans.

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What is the difference between a spring tide and a neap tide?

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A spring tide occurs during full and new moons when the tidal range is greatest, while a neap tide occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon when the tidal range is smallest.

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What is the term for the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth?

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Lunar gravity.