Ocean Tides Vocabulary

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

• Sun

• Saturn

• Moon

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

• Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon. 
• Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
• Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the

• phases of the moon
• seasons (fall, winter, etc.)
• surface currents
• deep sea currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When the moon is at full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?

• rip tide
• spring tide
• neap tide
• breaker tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

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

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

What 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 are tides?

• More water filling up the ocean
• The rising and falling of the water on the earth surface
• Jupiter orbiting the moon
• Waves in the oceans