Tides

Multiple Choice

What is the main factor that causes tides on Earth?

• Magnetic field of the Earth

• Solar wind

• Gravitational pull of the Moon

• Rotation of the Earth

Multiple Choice

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

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon

• Venus

Multiple Choice

About how often does the moon revolve around the earth?

• about a year
• about a month
• about a week
• about a day

Multiple Choice

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

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

• The gravitational pull of the moon has no impact on tides

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

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

Multiple Choice

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

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 24

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? 

• high 
• low 
• none
• spring 

Multiple Choice

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• 1 low tide, 1 high tide
• 4 low tides, 4 high tides
• 3 low tides, 3 high tides
• 2 low tides, 2 high tides

Multiple Choice

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

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

Multiple Choice

A spring tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

• New Moon and Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

• 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

Multiple Choice

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

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

Multiple Choice

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

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

Multiple Choice

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

Multiple Choice

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

• the side facing the moon

• the side facing away from the moon

• both the side facing the moon and the opposite

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

Multiple Choice

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• Spring Tides

• Neap Tides

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

Multiple Choice

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• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

Multiple Choice

Which areas are experiencing low tides?

• 1 and 5
• 2 and 6
• 3 and 7
• 4 and 8