Tides Pre-Test

The force that creates tides is known as...

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravity

• Torque

During the full-moon and new-moon phases, this type of tide occurs.

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

This tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the Moon form a right angle.

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

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

• Full Moon Tide

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• New Moon Tide

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

• Neap Tide

• Spring Tide

• New Moon Tide

• Full Moon Tide

The diagram models four lunar phases. During which lunar phase is the tide highest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which model shows the positions of the sun, moon, and Earth that have the greatest effect on ocean tides?

• F

• G

• H

• J