Tides

Tides are________________________________

• A. Movement of the Earth’s water through the ocean .

• B. The daily rise and fall of the Earth’s water along the shore.

• C. The increase in the amount of water in the Earth’s oceans.

• D. The cycling of water through the environment.

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Tides are mostly caused by____________.

• A. The spinning of the Earth.

• B. The orbiting of the Earth around the Sun.

• C. The Moon’s pull of gravity on the Earth.

• D. The Sun’s pull of gravity on the Earth.

The farthest point the tide rises up a shoreline is called the____________.

• A. Low Tide

• B. High Tide

• C. Minimum Tide

• D. Maximum Tide

Which points in the diagram of the earth would have High Tides?

• A and B

• B and D

• C and D

• A and C

Which points in the diagram of the earth would have Low Tides?

• A and B

• B and D

• C and D

• A and C

A single beach on the Earth would have _______ each day.

• 1 High Tide and 1 Low Tide

• 2 High Tides and 1 Low Tide

• 2 High Tide and 2 Low Tides

• Its Random, depends on the day.

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up as follows, the Earth would have__________.

• A. Spring Tides, which is when there are very high tides and very low tides.

• B. Spring Tides, which is when there are almost no tides.

• C. Neap Tides, which is when there are very high tides and very low tides.

• D. Neap Tides, which is when there are almost no tides.

If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up as follows, the Earth would have__________.

• A. Spring Tides, which is when there are very high tides and very low tides.

• B. Spring Tides, which is when there are almost no tides.

• C. Neap Tides, which is when there are very high tides and very low tides.

• D. Neap Tides, which is when there are almost no tides.