Spring and Neap Tides

The moon and sun's gravitational pull is combined during a spring tide.

This makes high tide extra high.

Which picture shows spring tide?

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The moon and sun's gravitational pulls cancel each other during a neap tide.

This makes high tide less high and low tide less low.

Which picture shows neap tide?

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What kind of tide is this?

a

Neap

Spring

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Which kind of tide is this?

a

Neap

Spring

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Label the moon phase for each tide.

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b

c

d

Waning Gibbous 

Waxing crescent

New Moon

Full Moon

Third Quarter

First Quarter

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During a spring tide, the high tides are very high and the low tides are very low because of the sun and moon's combined gravity.

Which date is likely a spring tide?

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During neap tide, the high tides are lower and the low tides are higher. There is less variation between them.

Which date is likely a neap tide?

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What has an effect on the tides?

Select all that apply

• Sun's gravity

• Moon's gravity

• Storms

• Mars' gravity

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What evidence supports the claim that the sun also affects the tides?

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• The tides are extra big when the sun's gravity combines with the moon's gravity.

• The tides are not as high and low when the sun's gravity partially cancels out the moons.

• The tides occur every 24 hours with the rotation of the earth

• The sun does not affect the tides

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The moon has a stronger effect on tides because

• The moon is closer to Earth than the sun.
• The sun is larger than the moon.
• The moon has a stronger gravitational pull than the sun.
• Tides are only affected by the Earth's rotation.

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