Tides

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

Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?

• new moon
• first quarter
• full moon
• last quarter/third quarter

What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________.

• low tide
• tidal range
• high tide
• slack water

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

• low 
• high 
• none
• high and low

What do we call the type of tide with small tidal ranges that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

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

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

Which moon phase is a waning crescent?

• A
• B
• C
• D