Unit 6 Part 2: Seasons and Tides

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

• gravity
• lunar phases
• tides
• dabbing

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

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• 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?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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

Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the

• phases of the moon
• seasons (fall, winter, etc.)
• surface currents
• deep sea currents

The Earth's axis is tilted _____ degrees.

• 23.5
• 25.3
• 30.2
• 24