Year 10 Week 6 Marine

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following pictures is showing a high tide?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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

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

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How many High Tides are there in the usual 24 hour cycle?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

This line measures 0 degrees longitude:

• Equator
• International Date Line
• Meridians
• Prime Meridian

What name is given to the portion of Earth located BELOW the equator?

• Northern hemisphere

• Eastern hemisphere

• Western hemisphere

• Southern hemisphere

Longitude lines run from north to south.

• True
• False

Latitude lines go from east to west.

• True
• False

Which important line of latitude is located at 0 degrees?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn
• Tropic of Cancer

When navigating at sea, Knots are provided as a measurement of ________

• Distance

• Height

• Speed

• Rope