Tides and Eclipses

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• 1 low tide, 1 high tide
• 4 low tides, 4 high tides
• 3 low tides, 3 high tides
• 2 low tides, 2 high tides

What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

• Neap Tide
• Spring Tide
• Larger Change
• Smaller Change

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

• it is smaller than the Sun
• it revolves around the Earth
• it is closer to the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

• it is smaller than the Sun
• it revolves around the Earth
• it is closer to the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...

• it is smaller than the Sun
• it revolves around the Earth
• it is closer to the Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?

• 1 low tide, 1 high tide
• 4 low tides, 4 high tides
• 3 low tides, 3 high tides
• 2 low tides, 2 high tides