Tides

Tides

What are they?!

Open Ended

Questions.

What causes tides?

Explain.

Open Ended

Question.

How many tides occur in one day ?

Open Ended

What is the difference between spring tide and neap tide?

Multiple Choice

The Moon orbits Earth in a ________________ direction

• clockwise

• counterclockwise

• upwards

• downwards

Multiple Choice

What part of the moon do we see from Earth?

• dark side

• the near side

• bottom

• top

Multiple Choice

What phase is this?

• Full Moon

• First Quarter Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• New Moon

Multiple Choice

What phase is this?

• First Quarter Moon

• Third Quarter Moon

• Waxing Gibbous Moon

• Waning Gibbous Moon

Multiple Choice

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

• 24 hours

• 12.5 hours

• 25 hours

• 6.25 hours

Multiple Choice

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

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 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

The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?

• 1 and 2

• 1 and 3

• 2 and 4

• 3 and 4

Multiple Choice

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

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

Multiple Choice

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

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon

• Venus