Vocabulary Review Week 9

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

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

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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

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

How many high tides are there in Myrtle Beach every day?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four

How many times per month does a spring tide occur?

• Once
• twice
• three times
• it changes every month

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
• variations in the salinity of ocean water

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

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 

After a high tide occurs, how long will it take for the next  high tide?

• 12 hours
• 6 hours 
• 12 days 
• 6 days