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WorksheetsTides Environmental 8th
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What are ocean tides?
Short period waves caused by wind
Long waves due to gravitational pull of moon only
Long period waves caused by wind
Long waves due to the gravitational pull between the earth, sun, and moon
Which body has the greater effect on earths tides
Sun
Moon
Saturn
Venus
When the moon is a full moon or new moon, what type of tide will we experience?
Spring tide
Riptide
Neap tide
Breaker tide
Spring tides and neap tides occur in patterns governed by the
Deep sea currents
Surface currents
Phases of the moon
Seasons
What happens where there is a spring tide
Low tides
Normal tides
High tides
Really high tides
What causes tides
Wind
Spring
Gravity
Neap
How many low tides and high tides are in a day
2 low tides, 2 high tides
1 low tide, 1 high tide
4 low tides, 4 high tides
3 low tides, 3 high tides
The moon has a greater influence on earth tides than the sun because
It revolves around the earth
It’s smaller than the sun
It is closer to the earth
It has a lower temperature
You visited the beach at 12 pm (lunchtime) and it is low tide. If you return 6 hours later, what tide will you see?
high
low
none
spring
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are inline.
spring
high
low
neap
