Air Sea Interactions Review

The image above is showing wind blowing from the ocean to the land. This is known as a

• Cyclonic Action

• Sea Breeze

• land Breeze

• Hurricane

During a land breeze which way does the wind blow?

• from the sea to the land
• from the land to the sea

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Wha 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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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

Name this moon phase.

• New Moon

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Full Moon

Which tide occurs during the Full or New Moon phase?

• Spring Tide
• Neap Tide

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Based on the graph, how many high and low tides occur each 24 hours in Galveston, TX?

• 1 high and 1 low

• 1 high and 2 low

• 2 high and 1 low

• 2 high and 2 low

Name the moon phase

• waning crescent
• waxing crescent
• waning gibbous
• waxing gibbous

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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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Which diagram best represents a first quarter moon?

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