Tides Guided Notes

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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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The tidal force causes Earth, and its water, to ​

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on the side closest to the Moon and the side farthest from the moon.

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bulge

recede

get cold

get warm

rotate counterclockwise

rotate clockwise

Multiple Choice

During the moon phases shown in the image Earth will experience a -

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

Multiple Choice

During the moon phases shown in the image Earth will experience a -

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

Multiple Choice

What do we call it when the gravity of the sun and moon work together to make the high tides higher and the low tides lower?

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

• Diurnal tide

• Fall tide

Multiple Choice

What do we call it when the gravity of the sun and moon compete against each other to make the high tides not so high and the low tides not so low?

• Neap tide

• Spring tide

• Diurnal tide

• Fall tide

Multiple Choice

How many high and low tides will most coastlines of the world experience on most days?

• two high and two low

• two high and three low

• four high and two low

• one high and one low

• most of the world's coastlines don't experience tides

Multiple Choice

____ is what you call an area with one high and one low tide each day.

• Diurnal tide

• Semidiurnal tide

• Spring tide

• Neap tide

Multiple Choice

____ is what you call an area with two high and two low tides each day.

• Diurnal Tide

• Semidiurnal tide

• Spring tide

• Neap tide

Multiple Choice

If the moon were to move CLOSER to Earth, which of the following would be true?

• High tides would get higher

• High tides would get lower

• There would be no change to the tides

• High tide and Low tide would have litte difference in size.

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is MUCH closer to the Earth than the sun