Moons and 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

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

• rip tide
• spring tide
• neap tide
• breaker tide

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

Spring tides are when the sun and moon are lined up and working together.

• True

• False

Name the moon phase

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

Name the moon phase

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

Name the moon phase

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

Name the moon phase

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