Lesson 7: The Moon & Tides

What can be determined by analyzing data from simple tide tables?

• The phases of the moon

• The distance between the Earth and the moon

• Daily patterns of high and low tides

• The speed of ocean currents

What causes the rise and fall of sea levels known as tides?

• The wind and ocean currents

• The gravitational forces of the moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth

• The temperature of the water

• The movement of tectonic plates

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What is the term used to describe when the water is at its lowest elevation?

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• Mid Tide

• Rising Tide

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What is the term used to describe when the water is at its highest elevation?

• High Tide

• Low Tide

• Mid Tide

• Falling Tide

What are the exceptionally high tides called when the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up?

• Neap tides

• Spring tides

• Lunar tides

• Solar tides

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What happens to the water where it has been displaced during spring tides?

• It creates high tides

• It creates low tides

• It creates no tides

• It creates medium tides

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___ and ___ are not the same thing.

• Waves

• Tides

• Currents

• Storms

​ (a)   are responsible for the changes in tidal ​​ (b)  

• Winds, patterns

• Earthquakes, levels

• Volcanoes, heights

• Moon phases
• ranges

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What are the regular rise and fall of sea level that occurs every 6 hours?

• Waves

• Currents

• Tides

• Storms

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What is responsible for the changes in tidal range?

• Wind patterns

• Phases of the moon

• Ocean currents

• Sun's position

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