Review: Phases and Tides (TM)

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

• spring
• terminator

• gibbous

• neap

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon. 

• high
• neap
• low
• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A neap tide is a tide with the greatest TIDAL RANGE.

• true
• false

Which type of tide would be caused when the Moon, Earth, and Sun are arranged as shown?

• spring tide
• neap tide

Which type of tide would be caused when the Moon, Earth, and Sun are arranged as shown?

• neap tide
• spring tide

The moon is more responsible for the tides on Earth than the Sun because it is _________ _________.

• much closer

• far away

• behind the sun

• denser than the Sun

How many high tides does a place have each day?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2