Tides Review

When does the Earth experience a Neap Tide?

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter

• third quarter

When does the Earth experience a Spring Tide?

• full moon

• new moon

• third quarter

• first quarter

What role does gravity play on the ocean's tides?

• it pulls the water towards the moon

• it pushes the water towards the Earth

• it pulls the water towards the Sun

What is a Spring tide?

• when the Earth, Sun, and Moon are all in line

• when the Earth, Sun, and Moon make a 90 degree angle

What is a Neap tide?

• when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are all in line

• when the Sun, Moon, and Earth make a 90 degree angle

What kinds of tides does the Earth experience during a Spring tide?

• the greatest difference between high and low tide

• the smallest difference between high and low tide

• no difference between high and low tide

What kind of tides does the Earth experience during a Neap tide?

• the greatest difference between high and low tides

• the smallest difference between high and low tides

• no difference between high and low tides

How are organisms that live in tide pools impacted by the changing tides?

• they have to adapt to times of water and times of dryness

• they have to be able to move with the tides so that they don't die

• they are not impacted at all

What is an ocean tide?

• the state of the water when it is at its lowest level

• the state of the water when it is at its highest level

• the rise and fall of the ocean's water

What kind of tide would we experience during the moon phase presented in the picture?

• spring tide

• neap tide

• high tide

• low tide