Spring and Neap Tides

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

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

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

What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

• Neap Tide
• Spring Tide
• Larger Change
• Smaller Change

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

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

Which occurs when the moon, the sun, and Earth are in a straight line? 

• first quarter moon 
• third quarter moon 
• neap tide 
• spring tide 

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

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

What causes tides?

• the radiation of the sun
• the wind
• the gravitational pull of the moon
• the Earth's rotation

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

Neap tides occur once a month. 

• True
• False. Neap tides occur twice a month
• False. Neap tides occur twice a day.
• False. Neap tides occur 4 tides a month

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

• Spring
• Neap
• Normal