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Tides Quiz

Authored by Adriana Cerda

Science

5th Grade

NGSS covered

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Tides Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used for the change from low to high tide?

Ebb tide

Flood tide

Lunar tide

Solar tide

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many times do high and low tides typically occur in a day?

Once

Twice

Three times

Four times

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which has a stronger gravitational pull on the Earth, the sun or the moon?

The sun

The moon

They are the same

Neither, Earth's gravity is stronger

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is there a bulge of water on the side of the Earth opposite the moon?

Because of the sun's gravity

Because of the Earth's rotation

Because of the difference in gravitational force across the Earth

Because of the Earth's magnetic field

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would happen if the Earth's gravity was not strong enough to counteract the moon's pull?

The Earth would move closer to the moon

The Earth would experience extreme high tides

The Earth would be pulled apart

The moon would crash into the Earth

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of tides occur when there is only one high tide and one low tide each day?

Diurnal tide

Semidiurnal tide

Mixed tide

Elliptical tide

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term used for the closest point of the moon to the Earth?

Apogee

Perigee

Ellipse

Axis

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