Spring and Neap Tides

​There are 4 moons that effects the Tides

New Moon and Full Moon

1st Quarter and 3rd/Last Quarter (AKA the Half Moons)

Neap Tides

When the sun, earth, and moon make a 90 DEGREE OR RIGHT ANGLE, YOU HAVE NEAP TIDES WHICH ARE WEAK!

Makes an L

FIRST AND LAST QUARTER MOONS

NEAP is WEAK,

Spring Tides

When the sun, earth, and moon make a STRAIGHT LINE, YOU HAVE SPRING TIDES WHICH ARE THE STRONGEST!

NEW MOON AND FULL MOON

SPRING, STRONG, STRAIGHT

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​When the sun, Earth, and Moon align causing the highest high tides and the lowest low tides.

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​Spring Tide

Happens when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are at a 90 degree angle.

These tides have the least difference between high and low tides.​

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​Neap Tide

Moon phases effect the tides. I am going to draw a color. Tell me which color is spring and which color is neap

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Multiple Choice

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

• Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

• Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases

• Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

• Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

Multiple Select

During which moon phase(s) do Spring Tides occur

• 3rd / Last Quarter moon

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

Multiple Select

During which moon phase(s) do Neap Tides occur?

• Crescent and Gibbous Moon

• First and Third Quarter

• Full and New Moon

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Options (4)

New Moon

Full Moon

First Quarter Moon

3rd / Last quarter moon

Which moon goes with which

Spring Tide

Neap Tide

Multiple Choice

Is this a spring or a neap tide?

• Spring

• Neap

Multiple Choice

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

Multiple Choice

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

Multiple Choice

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

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

Multiple Choice

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

• spring

• high

• low

• neap

Multiple Choice

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

• neap tide

• spring tide

• new moon tide

• full moon tide