Science Tides Grade 8 Quiz

Tides are causes by what 2 below?

• the exertion of gravitational forces by the moon and sun

• the exertion of gravitational forces by the planets and stars

• the rotation of the Earth

• the revolution of the Earth

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What are daily movements of ocean water that change the level of the ocean's surface called?

• Phases of the Moon

• Tides

• Tidal Ranges

• Eclipses

What are the 2 kinds of eclipses called?

• Tidal Ranges

• Solar

• Solar Flares

• Lunar

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What happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and the moon, blocking part of the Sun's light from reaching the moon called? You can see the Earth's shadow on the moon and may turn a reddish color. Since the moon doesn't produce its own light, it is not dangerous to look at it.

• Solar Eclipse

• Waxing Crescent

• Lunar Eclipse

• Sunrise

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What occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun - because of the moon's position, part of the Sun's light is blocked is called? It's extremely rare and occurs when the moon and sun are in perfect alignment. It's very dangerous to look directly at it even wearing sunglasses because the ring of light around the moon is part of the Sun the moon doesn't cover.

• Solar Flares

• Tidal Bulge

• Solar Eclipse

• Lunar Eclipse

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Who discovered the relationship between the phases of the moon and the tides more than 2,000 years ago but a Greek explorer named?

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Pytheas

• Zeus

• Einstein

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What is when both the Sun and Moon continuously pull on the Earth called? It's the moon's gravity that is the force behind the Earth's tides.

• Gravitational Forces

• High Tides

• Low Tides

• Tidal Ranges

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What is the weak tides to smallest difference between high and low tides that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in 90 degree angle (perpendicular to each other) which cause the pulls to cancel out each other called?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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What is the strongest tides with the highest high and lowest low tides which occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up in a straight line every 14 days called?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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When a tide is at its highest elevation that occurs twice a day; every 12 hours caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and inertia is called?

• Spring Tide

• Neap Tide

• High Tide

• Low Tide

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