Intro to Tides

Tides

Multiple Choice

The rise and fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so are called _____.

• waves

• tides

• gravity

• phases

Fill in the Blank

Tides are caused mainly by differences in how much gravity from the moon and the ___ pulls on different parts of Earth.

Multiple Choice

The sun, the moon, and Earth are nearly in a line during a new moon. The gravity of the sun and the moon pull in the same direction causing a ______ ____

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

Multiple Choice

the line between Earth and the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. The sun’s pull is at right angles to the moon’s pull causing a ____ _____.

• Spring Tide

• High Tide

• Neap Tide

• Low Tide