WorksheetsTides Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
How many low tides occur each day?
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2
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4
How many low tides occur each day?
1
2
3
4
What is the reason for tides?
(a)
A change from low to high tide takes about how many hours?
four hours
six hours
twelve hours
twenty-four hours
Neap tides are known as (a) tides
Spring tides are known as (a) tides
What affects the height of tides?
the position of the Sun in relation to the Moon
the position of the Moon in relation to Earth
the amount of force the Moon has that month
Water tends to get deeper on the side of the Earth _________________________ to the Moon
nearest to
farthest from
the opposite of
Neap tides are...
When there is a bigger difference between high and low tides
When there is the least difference between high and low tides
Spring tides are...
When there is a bigger difference between high and low tides
When there is the least difference between high and low tides
Spring tides occur during which two moon phases?
New Moon
Waxing crescent
1st quarter
3rd Quarter
Full Moon
Neap tides occur during which two moon phases?
Full moon
Waning gibbous
1st quarter
3rd quarter
New moon
When the moon pulls on the water on the side closest to it more strongly than the Earth, it creates a
tidal bulge
low tide
tidal wave
What causes tides?
Earth's tilt and earth's place in orbit
The interaction of the Moon's, Earth's, and Sun's gravity
The Moon's revolution around the Earth
