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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.
a)
gravity
b)
lunar phases
c)
tides
d)
seasons
2.
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
3.
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
4.
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
a)
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.
b)
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
c)
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
d)
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
5.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon
d)
Venus
6.
A spring tide has a
a)
lower high tides and higher low tides
b)
equal high tides and equal low tides
c)
higher high tides and equal low tides
d)
higher high tides and lower low tides
7.
What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Larger Change
d)
Smaller Change
8.
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
9.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
10.
At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Maybe
d)
I don't know!
11.
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
12.
The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 3
c)
2 and 4
d)
3 and 4
13.
How many high tides are there in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina every day?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
14.
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
15.
How many times per month does a spring tide occur?
a)
Once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
it changes every month
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