Quiz - Tides

What type of tide is occurring where the yellow star is located?

• Flood tide
• Ebb tide
• Slack tide

On which day is a spring tide occurring?

• Jan 16
• Jan 24

This is Jupiter Inlet, on the east coast of Florida. If the yellow arrows indicate the direction that the tide is moving, then an ebb tide is occurring.

• True
• False

What is the tidal range on this day?

• 6 ft
• 6.2 ft
• 0.9 ft
• 2.5 ft

When the sun, moon, and earth are aligned as shown below, what type of tides will occur?

• spring tide
• neap tide

In the diagram below, the blue bulge indicates

• the bulge created by the pull of the moon
• the budge created by the pull of the sun

Which statement best describes what is shown on the diagram?

• the green line represents a diurnal tide and the blue line represents a semidiurnal tide
• the green line represents a semidiurnal tide and the blue line represents a diurnal tide

About how much time passes between one spring tide and the next spring tide?

• about a week
• about 2 weeks
• about a month
• about 2 months

The gravitational pull of the earth, the moon, and the sun all influence the oceans. Which one has the slightest (least) impact?

• Earth's gravitational pull
• Sun's gravitational pull
• Moon's gravitational pull

During a full moon, the high tide will be

• one of the highest high tides of the month
• one of the lowest high tides of the month