MS Waves & Tides Review

The periodic rise and fall of the water level in oceans and large bodies of water

• waves

• currents

• tides

• tsunami

All of these cause ocean water movement EXCEPT:

• wind

• earthquakes

• tornados

• volcanoes

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Whose theory of universal gravitation helped explain tides?

• Einstein

• Newton

• Franklin

• Tesla

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The moon has gravitational pull on everything on earth

• True

• False

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The moon's strong pull on parts of the ocean facing it causes what type of tides?

• Spring

• Neap

• Low

• High

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Which has a bigger effect on the tides?

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

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The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide

• tidal bore

• tidal range

• amplitude

• wavelength

A tide with a large tidal range and occurs during a new and full moon

• Neap

• Spring

• Low

• High

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A tide of minimum range that occurs during a first and third quarters of the moon

• Spring

• Neap

• Low

• High

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The Sun, Earth, and Moon are at 90° angles during a _________ tide.

• Spring

• Neap

• Low

• High

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