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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
4.
The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.
a)
high tide
b)
low tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
5.
Water flows toward the high tides, halfway between them causing ____________.
a)
neap tide
b)
high tide
c)
spring tide
d)
low tides
6.
Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every
a)
24 hours
b)
12.5 hours
c)
25 hours
d)
6.25 hours
7.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Neap tides occur once a month.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Tides are caused mainly by the differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month.
a)
True
b)
False
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