Tide Tables
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Base your answer to the following question on the graph, which shows the water levels of ocean tides measured in Boston, Massachusetts, for a 2-day period. If the trends shown by the graph continue, which statement best describes the next low tide at Boston that is expected to occur on Wednesday?
It will occur about 3 a.m. with a 0.4-meter water level.
It will occur about 6 a.m. with a 0.6-meter water level
It will occur about 9 p.m. with a 2.6-meter water level.
It will occur about 10 p.m. with a 2.8-meter water level.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Base your answer to the following question on the graph below, which shows two days of tidal data from a coastal location in the northeastern United States. If the pattern shown continues, the most likely height and time for the first high tide on day 3 would be
2.2 meters at 4 a.m.
2.3 meters at 4 a.m.
2.2 meters at 5 a.m.
2.3 meters at 5 a.m.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
An observer recorded the times of three successive high tides at one Earth location as:
• 7:12 a.m.
• 7:38 p.m.
• 8:04 a.m.
What was the time of the next high tide?
8:12 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
8:38 p.m.
9:04 p.m.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The diagram shows the Moon orbiting Earth, as viewed from space above Earth's North Pole. The Moon is shown at eight positions in its orbit. Spring ocean tides occur when the difference in height between high tide and low tide is greatest. At which two positions of the Moon will spring tides occur on Earth?
1 and 5
2 and 6
3 and 7
4 and 8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A high tide occurred at 6:00 a.m. at a beach on Long Island. The next high tide at this same beach would occur at approximately
12:15 p.m. on the same day
6:30 p.m. on the same day
12:45 p.m. on the following day
7:00 a.m. on the following day
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A graph of tidal sea-level changes at a coastal city is shown in the diagram. The number of hours from one high tide to the next high tide is approximately
4 h
8 h
12 h
24 h
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The graph shows the tidal range (the difference between the highest tide and the lowest tide) recorded in Minas Basin, Nova Scotia, during November 2007. The phase of the Moon on selected days is shown above the graph. The dates that the Moon was farthest from Earth (apogee) and closest to Earth (perigee) are indicated under the graph. The tidal range on November 8 was approximately
11 m
2 m
13 m
15 m
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