Tides

How many high tides does a place have each day?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 2

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

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

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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

Tides are....

• Temperature changes in the ocean caused by the Sun

• Caused by daily eclipses

• The regular rise and fall of ocean levels

• Created by the change of seasons

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How many tides are there in a 24 hour period?

• It takes longer that 24 hours to have tides

• 2 tides

• 3 tides

• 4 tides

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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

• much closer

• far away

• behind the sun

The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• ocean

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