Ocean Tides and Waves

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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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

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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Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.

• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.

• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.

• variations in the salinity of ocean water

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_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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The moon is mainly responsible for the tides on Earth because it is _________ _________.

• much closer

• far away

• behind the sun

What type of tide does this represent?

• Spring

• low

• Neap

• high

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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

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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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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