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Tides

Tides

Assessment

Presentation

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Cynthia Pena

Used 14+ times

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17 Slides • 17 Questions

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What is the main factor that causes tides on Earth?

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Magnetic field of the Earth

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Solar wind

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Gravitational pull of the Moon

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Rotation of the Earth

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

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Sun

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Saturn

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Moon

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Venus

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About how often does the moon revolve around the earth?
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about a year
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about a month
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about a week
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about a day

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Multiple Choice

How does the gravitational pull of the moon affect the tides?

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The moon's gravitational pull only affects the weather, not tides

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The gravitational pull of the moon has no impact on tides

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Tides are caused by the rotation of the Earth, not the moon

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The gravitational pull of the moon creates high and low tides by causing bulges in the Earth's oceans.

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Multiple Choice

High tides and low tides each happen _____ times per day.

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Multiple Choice

You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see? 
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high 
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low 
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none
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spring 

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Multiple Choice

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?
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1 low tide, 1 high tide
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4 low tides, 4 high tides
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3 low tides, 3 high tides
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2 low tides, 2 high tides

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Multiple Choice

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

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Spring Tide

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Neap Tide

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Multiple Choice

A spring tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

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New Moon and Full Moon

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Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

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Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

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1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

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Multiple Choice

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

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Spring Tide

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Neap Tide

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Multiple Choice

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 
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high
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neap
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low
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spring

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Multiple Choice

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What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?
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low 
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high 
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none
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high and low

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Multiple Choice

which side(s) of the earth will experience low tide?

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the side facing the moon

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the side facing away from the moon

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both the side facing the moon and the opposite

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the side(s) at a right angle to the moon

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Multiple Choice

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Spring Tides

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Neap Tides

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What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
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Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
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Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
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Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

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Multiple Choice

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Neap Tide

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Spring Tide

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Multiple Choice

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Which areas are experiencing low tides?
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1 and 5
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2 and 6
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3 and 7
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4 and 8

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