Tides

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Tides are caused by the difference in the gravitational force of the ________ and ________ .

• earth, sun,

• sun, mars,

• sun, moon,

• tide, water,

The tidal force exerted by the ______ is stronger that the tidal force exerted by the _______.

• earth, ocean

• sun, moon

• moon, stars

• moon, sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The moon is mainly responsible for the tides on Earth because it is _________ _________.

• much closer

• far away

• behind the sun

• much bigger

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

• low waters

• low tides

• high tides

• big dips

____ ____ occur in the spaces between the high tides.

• High tides

• Medium tides

• Low tides

• Super tides

The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Because the tidal bulge follows the moon's revolution, most places on Earth experience ___ high tides and ___ low tides each day.

• 4 and 4

• 1 and 1

• 2 and 2

• 3 and 3

When the moon and the sun are pulling the same way, the high tides are ______

• the same

• smaller

• bigger

When the moon and the sun are pulling at sideways (90 degree angle), the high tides are ______

• the same

• smaller

• bigger