Tides intro!

The reversing of St. John River is caused by ocean tides.

This is the Bay of Fundy the river is part of that system.

What are Tides?

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What do you think of when you hear the word TIDE?

The rise & fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so. The water rises for 6 hours and then falls for 6 hours.

Tide

The force of gravity pulls the moon & Earth (including the water on Earth's surface) toward each other!

Gravity

mainly by differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of Earth.

​​Tides are caused...

​The Tide Cycle

This also means there are 2 places with low tides!

There are 2 places with high tides!

1 high tide occurs on the side of the Earth that faces the moon. A 2nd high tide occurs on the opposite side of Earth. (Look where the low tides are!)

As Earth rotates...

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Which point would be a high tide?

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Which point would be a low tide?

The Sun's Role in Tides.

Changes in the position of the Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the heights of the tides during a month.

Spring tides occur. These are tides with the biggest difference between high and low tides.

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During a new or full moon...

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Which 2 positions of the moon around the Earth would cause spring tides to occur?

Neap tides occur. These are tides with the least difference between high & low tides.

During a 1st quarter or 3rd Quarter moon...

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Which 2 positions of the moon around the Earth would cause neap tides to occur?

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In 1 or 2 words, what causes tides?

Multiple Choice

High and low tides are caused by:

• the Moon's gravitational pull

• periodic powerful tsunami waves

• water sloshing around due do Earth's elliptical orbit

• powerful thunderstorm winds

Multiple Choice

Which response best explains changing tides on Earth:

• The Moon circles the Sun and then pauses to make a tidal bulge. The bulge is high tide.

• The Earth rotates and different regions are pulled into the bulge created by the Moon's gravitational pull.

• The periodic earthquakes from the mid-ocean ridge send micro-tsunami twice per day to coastlines around the world.

• Powerful thunderstorms form twice a day in the middle of the oceans, these send powerful waves to coastlines.

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Determine the tide that each region would be experiencing:

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Low tide

High tide

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A region on Earth that enters a tidal bulge will experience a ​

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high tide

low tide

tsunami

heat wave

microburst

algal bloom

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A region on Earth that leaves a tidal bulge will experience a ​

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high tide

low tide

tsunami

heat wave

microburst

algal bloom