Tides

What type of tide is occurring where the yellow star is located?

• Flood tide
• Ebb tide
• Slack tide

On which day is a spring tide occurring?

• Jan 16
• Jan 24

This is Jupiter Inlet, on the east coast of Florida. If the yellow arrows indicate the direction that the tide is moving, then an ebb flood tide is occurring.

• True
• False

What is the tidal range on this day?

• 6 ft
• 6.2 ft
• 0.9 ft
• 2.5 ft

When the sun, moon, and earth are aligned as shown below, what type of tides will occur?

• spring tide
• neap tide

In the diagram below, the blue bulge indicates

• the bulge created by the pull of the moon
• the budge created by the pull of the sun

Which statement best describes what is shown on the diagram?

• the green line represents a diurnal tide and the blue line represents a semidiurnal tide
• the green line represents a semidiurnal tide and the blue line represents a diurnal tide

About how much time passes between one spring tide and the next spring tide?

• about a week
• about 2 weeks
• about a month
• about 2 months

The gravitational pull of the earth, the moon, and the sun all influence the oceans. Which one has the slightest (least) impact?

• Earth's gravitational pull
• Sun's gravitational pull
• Moon's gravitational pull

During a full moon, the high tide will be

• one of the highest high tides of the month
• one of the lowest high tides of the month