Tides Quiz

What are the two main types of tides?

• high tides and low tides

• ebb tides and flow tides

• ocean tides and sea tides

• spring tides and neap tides

What causes tides?

• Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun

• Rotation of the Earth

• Changes in atmospheric pressure

• Gravitational pull of the Earth's core

What are tidal patterns?

• Regular rise and fall of the ocean's water level caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The movement of ocean currents

• The result of underwater earthquakes

What is tidal range?

• The distance between two tidal waves.

• The difference in height between high tide and low tide.

• The time it takes for a tidal wave to reach its peak.

• The speed at which a tidal wave moves.

What are spring tides?

• Tides that occur during the winter months

• Highest and lowest tides during new moon and full moon phases

• Tides that are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun

• Tides that occur only during the spring season

Which type of tide occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in a straight line?

• high tide

• low tide

• spring tide

• neap tide

Which type of tide occurs when the Sun, Moon, and Earth form a right angle?

• low tide

• neap tide

• high tide

• spring tide

What is the average tidal range?

• The average tidal range is the measurement of the depth of the ocean at high tide.

• The average tidal range is the difference between the high tide and low tide levels over a specific period of time.

• The average tidal range is the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

• The average tidal range is the difference between the high tide and low tide levels in a single day.

What are the factors that affect the tidal range?

• Distance from the equator, latitude, and longitude

• Temperature, wind speed, and atmospheric pressure

• Ocean currents, water temperature, and salinity

• Gravitational pull of the moon and sun, shape and depth of the ocean basin, alignment of the Earth, moon, and sun

What are neap tides?

• Neap tides are a type of tide that occurs when the gravitational forces of the sun and moon are perpendicular to each other, resulting in the least difference between high and low tides.

• Neap tides result in the highest difference between high and low tides.

• Neap tides occur when the moon is closest to the Earth.

• Neap tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Earth.