What is the primary cause of the regular rise and fall of sea levels known as tides?

The Science Behind Tides and Their Celestial Influencers

Interactive Video
•
Science, Physics, Geography
•
6th - 8th Grade
•
Hard

Patricia Brown
FREE Resource
Read more
10 questions
Show all answers
1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wind patterns
Gravitational pull of celestial bodies
Earth's rotation
Ocean currents
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which celestial body has the most significant influence on tides?
The Sun
The Moon
Jupiter
Mars
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the moon have a stronger tide-generating force than the sun?
The moon has more mass than the sun
The moon rotates faster than the sun
The moon is closer to the Earth
The moon is larger than the sun
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes high tides on the side of the Earth opposite the moon?
Earth's magnetic field
Centrifugal force
Wind currents
Sun's gravitational pull
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the water levels between two high tides?
They become turbulent
They fall
They rise
They remain constant
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the sun's gravity affect the tides?
It only increases the tides
It only decreases the tides
It can both increase and decrease the tides
It has no effect on the tides
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which moon phases do spring tides occur?
Waxing gibbous and waning gibbous
Full moon and new moon
First quarter and last quarter
Waxing crescent and waning crescent
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Quizizz
11 questions
Understanding Tides and Rip Currents

Interactive video
•
6th - 7th Grade
11 questions
Exploring Spring and Neap Tides

Interactive video
•
6th - 10th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Tides

Interactive video
•
5th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Ocean Tides and Their Effects

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Tides and Their Effects

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Tides Explained: Understanding Spring and Neap Tides and Their Effects on Sea Levels

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Earth's Movements and Their Effects on Seasons and Eclipses

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Tides and Their Effects

Interactive video
•
6th - 8th Grade
Popular Resources on Quizizz
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade