Tides

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

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

• spring
• high
• low
• neap

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

As the _____ revolves around the Earth and Earth rotates, the tidal bulge moves around the Earth.

• sun

• ocean

• Earth

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A neap tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

• Full Mooon and New Moon

• Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

• 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A spring tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

• New Moon and Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

• 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many times a day to we experience a change in tidal levels?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• 1 low tide, 1 high tide
• 4 low tides, 4 high tides
• 3 low tides, 3 high tides
• 2 low tides, 2 high tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1