Tides

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What is the point where the water in the ocean is furthest from the shore?

Back

Low tide is the point where the water in the ocean is furthest from the shore.

Front

Neap tides are the ________ tides.

Back

Neap tides are the weakest tides.

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What is the tide that occurs during a full moon and a new moon?

Back

Spring tide occurs during a full moon and a new moon.

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The gravitational pull of the moon and sun causes _________.

Back

The gravitational pull of the moon and sun causes tides.

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Spring tides are the __________ tides.

Back

Spring tides are the strongest tides.

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Front

What are tides?

Back

Tides are the regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational forces of the moon and sun.

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What causes high tides?

Back

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

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What is a spring tide?

Back

A spring tide is a tide that occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in the highest and lowest tides.

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What is a neap tide?

Back

A neap tide is a tide that occurs when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in the lowest high tides and highest low tides.

Front

How often do tides occur?

Back

Tides occur approximately every 6 hours, resulting in two high tides and two low tides each day.

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