Tides

The periodic rise and fall of the water level in Earth's oceans are called:

• Tides

• eclipse

• neap

• spring

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What causes tides?

• gravitational force of the Moon

• gravitational force of the wind

• spring season

• neap tide

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Spring tides have the largest tidal ranges because...

• the earth, moon, and sun are aligned for greater gravitational force.

• the moon has the strongest gravitational force.

• the sun has the most gravitational force.

• none of the above

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Why are tides predictable?

• Because they are controlled by human-made structures

• Because they depend on the weather

• Because they follow a pattern based on the moon's location

• Because they are random

Answer explanation

Tides are predictable because they follow a pattern based on the moon's location, specifically due to the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth's oceans.

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How many times a day to we experience a change in tidal levels?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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A spring tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

• New Moon and Full Moon

• Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

• 1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

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What type of Tide is this?

F E N S

• Spring Tide
• Neap Tide

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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If the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in perfect alignment, the Earth would have a _______ tide.

S N E F

• Spring
• Neap
• Normal

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What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?

• Neap tides
• Spring tides
• Normal tides

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