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TIDES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes tides?

a)

Gravity of the Earth

b)

Gravity of the Moon

c)

Wind from the Earth

d)

Wind from the Moon

2.

What is the correct alignment needed for a SPRING tide to occur?

a)

Sun, Earth, Moon

b)

Earth, Sun, Moon

c)

Sun, Moon, Earth

d)

None of these

3.

What do we call the daily difference between high tide and low tide?

a)

Spring Tide

b)

Tidal Range

c)

Low Tide

d)

Neap Tide

4.

A neap tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

a)

Full Mooon and New Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

d)

1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

5.

A spring tide occurs during which two lunar phases?

a)

New Moon and Full Moon

b)

Waxing Crescent and Waning Crescent

c)

Waxing Gibbous and Waning Gibbous

d)

1st Quarter and 3rd Quarter

6.

How many times a day to we experience a change in tidal levels?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

When sea levels are higher than average what type of tide is occuring?

a)

High Tide

b)

Low Tide

c)

Spring Tide

d)

Neap Tide

8.

What causes a spring tide to have a higher tidal range?

a)

Gravity of the Moon

b)

Gravity of the Earth

c)

Gravity of the Sun

d)

None of the Above

9.

When sea levels are lower than average, what type of tide is occuring?

a)

High Tide

b)

Low Tide

c)

Spring Tide

d)

Neap Tide

10.

Explain- What is happening to the sandcastle in the picture?

a)

Nothing will happen to the sandcastle

b)

Some of the sandcastle will be washed away

c)

The sandcastle will be completely washed away

d)

None of the above