Tides and Phases Bell Ringer

How does the Moon move around the Earth?

• The Moon revolves around the Earth
• The Moon revolves around the Sun
• The Moon revolves around the Earth and rotates on it’s axis at the same rate
• The Moon revolves around the Sun and rotates around the Earth at the same rate

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Name this phase

• New Moon
• First Quarter
• Last Quarter
• Full Moon

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Which tide occurs during the Full or New Moon phase?

• Spring Tide
• Neap Tide

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Which Sun, Earth, Moon alignment will produce the highest tides due to tidal forces (gravity)?

• Picture 1
• Picture 2
• neither alignment produces highest tides
• both alignments produce equally high tides

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Tides are caused by _________________

• the gravitational pull of the moon only.

• large storms over the ocean.

• the action of Earth's tectonic plates.

• the combined gravitational forces of the sun and moon.

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