Tides

The Earth's gravity and rotation impact oceanic movement.

• True

• False

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What are currents?

• Steady, predictable movement of a fluid within a larger body of that fluid.

• Carries energy on the ocean's surface.

• The rise and fall of sea levels.

• A flood tide.

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_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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Tides are caused by the difference in the gravitational force of the ________ and ________ across the ________.

• earth, sun, moon

• sun, mars, jupiter

• sun, moon, earth

• tide, water, sun

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The moon is mainly responsible for the tides on Earth because it is _________ _________.

• much closer

• far away

• behind the sun

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The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

• low waters

• low tides

• high tides

• big dips

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____ ____ occur in the spaces between the high tides.

• High tides

• Medium tides

• Low tides

• Super tides

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

• sun

• ocean

• Earth

• moon

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The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• ocean

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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