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Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
It takes 12 h & 25 min for this location to get from high tide to low tide. What type of tides does this community experience?
a)
semidiurnal tides
b)
mixed semidiurnal tides
c)
diurnal tides
d)
neap tides
2.
A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.
a)
high
b)
neap
c)
low
d)
spring
3.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
dabbing
4.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
5.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
6.
How many tides (both low & high) do we have each day if it mixed semidiurnal?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
1
d)
2
7.
Which of the following pictures is showing a high tide?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
What force causes tides to happen on the earth?
a)
The pull of the gravity from the moon on the earth
b)
People jumping up and down on the surface of the earth
c)
The sun orbiting around the earth
d)
The animals in the ocean
9.
If there is a high tide on the north side of the earth, what type of tide will occur on the south side?
a)
low tide
b)
high tide
c)
spring tide
d)
neap tide
10.
Carolina beaches have 2 high and 2 low tides every day. If the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide, then what tide will you see If you return about 6 hours later?
a)
high
b)
low
c)
none
d)
spring
11.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
12.
What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
13.
If tides alternate from high to low and there are two of each type of tide a day, about how many hours will generally be between each different tide?
a)
2 hours
b)
6 hours
c)
12 hours
d)
24 hours
14.
What happens to the shape of the Earth due to the Moon's gravity?
a)
Slightly football- or "M&M"-shaped
b)
Soccer ball-shaped
c)
Nothing
d)
Hockey puck-shaped
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