Tides and Gravity Quiz Review

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

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

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

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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

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

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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

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If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?

• 2 hours
• 6 hours
• 12 hours
• 24 hours

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

• it is smaller than the Sun
• it revolves around the Earth
• it is closer to the Earth

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Which of the following is a true statement about gravity?

• It acts on all matter in the universe.

• It pushes objects away from one another.

• It does not exist in outer space.

• It gets weaker the closer you get to the sun.

High tides occur:

• At either the North Pole or South Pole, depending on where the moon is.

• On the side of the earth facing away from the moon only

• On the side of earth facing the moon only

• On the side of earth facing the moon and also the opposite side.

The moons gravity affects:

• Both the solid parts of the earth and the oceans

• The solid parts of earth only

• The oceans only

• The moon only