Tides, Spring and Neap

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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A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line.

• spring

• high

• low

• neap

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

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon

• Venus

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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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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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Spring tides occur...

• each hour
• 2 times a day
• each month
• twice a month

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Neap tides occur about -

• each hour
• 2 times a day
• each month
• twice a month

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You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return about 6 hours later what tide will you see?

• high

• low

• none

• spring

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Which picture illustrates high tide at Worms Head?

• A

• B

Neap tides happen during ___________ and _____________ moons.

• full / new

• 1st quarter / 3rd quarter

• waxing gibbous / waning gibbous

• waxing crescent / waning crescent

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