Tides

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

• Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
• Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
• Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

What is a high tide?

• Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

What are ocean tides?

• Long waves due to the gravitational pull of the moon only.
• Long period waves caused by wind.
• Short period waves caused by wind. 
• Long waves due to the gravitational pull between the Earth,sun and the moon

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe
• I don't know!

Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

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

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

What causes tides?

• Gravity of the Earth

• Gravity of the Moon

• Wind from the Earth

• Wind from the Moon

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