Oceans Tides

​Ocean Tides

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand what causes ocean tides?

• Because it helps predict coastal flooding

• Because it affects marine life and navigation

• Because it influences weather patterns

• All of the above

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What is an ocean tide?

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What is high tide?

Multiple Choice

How many times does a high tide occur each day?

• Two times

• One time

• Four times

• Three times

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What is low tide?

Multiple Choice

How many times does a low tide occur each day?

• Two times

• One time

• Four times

• Three times

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a tide?

• The rise and fall of ocean water levels caused by gravity.

• High waves and low waves caused by wind.

• A current that moves water from one place to another.

• storm surges caused by weather.

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This is a beach at low tide. What do you think high tide would look like?

​Where are the tides?

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​Why is there a high tide on the OPPOSITE SIDE of Earth from where the Moon is?

Multiple Select

Select all the factors that influence Earth's tides.

• The Moon's gravitational pull

• The Sun's gravitational pull

• Earth's rotation

• Wind patterns

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Multiple Choice

How can you calculate the tidal range?

• Add the High Tide and Low Tide

• Subtract the High Tide and Low Tide

• Multiply the High Tide and Low Tide

• Divide the High Tide and Low Tide

Multiple Choice

Calculate the tidal range on January 1st:

• 7.28 m

• 1.82 m

• 7.65 m

• 2.12 m

Multiple Choice

Calculate the tidal range on January 22nd:

• 7.28 m

• 1.82 m

• 7.65 m

• 2.12 m

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following dates would probably be a spring tide?

• Jan 1

• Jan 8

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following dates would probably be a neap tide?

• Jan 15

• Jan 22

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about tides?

• High tide is when sea level is highest

• Low tide occurs two times each day.

• Low tide is when sea level is lowest.

• High tide occurs only once a day.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a tidal bulge?

• Where water sticks out far from Earth's surface due to high tides

• Where water recedes far from Earth's surface due to low tides

• Where land rises above the water due to tectonic activity

• Where water is evenly distributed around the Earth

Multiple Choice

What is the tidal range?

• The difference between high tide and low tide

• The distance between the shore and the ocean

• The time between two high tides

• The amount of water in the ocean

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about spring tides are correct?

• Spring tides occur during the new and full moon.

• Happen when the Sun and Moon pull in the same direction.

• Spring tides have a low tidal range

• Spring tides have the highest tidal range.

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Which of the following statements about neap tides are correct?

• Neap tides occur during the quarter moons.

• Happen when the Sun and Moon pull in the same direction.

• Neap tides have the lowest tidal range.

• Neap tides have the highest tidal range.