lunar phases and tides

What 2 tides produce the highest of high tides and the lowest of low tides?

• Neap tides

• Fall tides

• Spring tides

• Gibbous tides

What is the moon phase before full moon?

• new moon

• full moon

• first quarter

• waxing gibbous

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What are the types of tides?

• spring and leap

• spring and full

• neap and fall

• spring and neap

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The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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Name the phase of the Moon is in:

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

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Tides are caused by _________________

• the gravitational pull of the moon only.

• large storms over the ocean.

• the action of Earth's tectonic plates.

• the combined gravitational forces of the sun and moon.

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What is the name of this lunar phase?

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

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What is a high tide?

• Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

• Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

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What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

• full moon tide
• new moon tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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Name the phase of the Moon is in:

• Full 
• New
• 1st
• 3rd

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