Tides Review Flashcards

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

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neap

Front

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

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spring

Front

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces: high tide, low tide, neap tide, spring tide

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high tide

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Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every

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12.5 hours

Front

A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides.

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false

Front

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

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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

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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

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spring tide

Front

What causes tides?

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gravity

Front

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

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2 low tides, 2 high tides