Tides

Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every

• 24 hours
• 12.5 hours
• 25 hours
• 6.25 hours

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

• Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
• Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
• Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
• Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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What do we call a tide that has a large range?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

• Neap Tide
• Spring Tide
• Larger Change
• Smaller Change

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

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

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At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth.  True or False?

• True
• False
• Maybe
• I don't know!

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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

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The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?

• 1 and 2
• 1 and 3
• 2 and 4
• 3 and 4

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How many high tides are there in Myrtle Beach (east coast) every day?

• One
• Two
• Three
• Four