HM Midterm Review

Which type of ocean movement can be described as the rise and fall of sea level, mostly due to the gravitational influence of the moon?

• Current

• Wave

• Tide

Which type of ocean movement varies depending on the current moon phase?

• Current

• Wave

• Tide

Which type of tides have a smaller change in sea level due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a right angle?

• High/Low

• Spring

• Neap

Which type of tides have a larger tidal range due to the Earth, Moon, and Sun forming a line?

• High/Low

• Spring

• Neap

Which tide would be caused by the positions of the sun and moon in the picture?

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

Which tide would be caused by the positions of the sun and moon in the picture?

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

If a Spring Tide occurs during a New Moon or a Full Moon, when does a Neap Tide occur?

• Never

• Also during a New Moon and Full Moon

• During a Half Moon (Waxing and Waning)

• The tides are always at Neap Conditions

If a Neap Tide occurs during a Half Moon (Waxing or Waning), when does a Spring Tide occur?

• Only in the Spring Season

• During a New Moon and Full Moon

• Also during a Half Moon (Waxing and Waning)

• The tides are always at Neap Conditions

If the moon were to move CLOSER to Earth, which of the following would be true?

• High tides would get higher

• Low tides would get higher

• There would be no change to the tides

• High tide and Low tide would have litte difference in size.

Which tide results in the LARGEST movement of water?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• Rip TIde

• Ebb Tide