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GIU Grade 5 Tides

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a high tide?

a)

Sea pulled TOWARD the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

b)

Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is FARTHEST to the moon

c)

Sea pulled AWAY from the moon where Earth is CLOSEST to the moon

2.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
3.

Wha 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

4.
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
5.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
6.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
7.
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
8.
How many low tides and high tides happen in a day?
a)
1 low tide, 1 high tide
b)
4 low tides, 4 high tides
c)
3 low tides, 3 high tides
d)
2 low tides, 2 high tides
9.
You visited the beach at 12 pm (noon) and it is high tide. If you return 6 hours later what tide will you see? 
a)
high 
b)
low 
c)
none
d)
spring 
10.
What do we call the small tides 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
11.
The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...
a)
it is smaller than the Sun
b)
it revolves around the Earth
c)
it is closer to the Earth
12.
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
13.
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
14.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
15.
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
16.
A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line. 
a)
spring
b)
high
c)
low
d)
neap
17.
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
18.
A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides
a)
true
b)
false
19.
a)
spring tide
b)
neap tide
20.
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
21.
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
22.
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
23.
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
24.
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
25.
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
26.
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
27.

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

a)

Waters

b)

Tides

c)

Colors

d)

Earths

28.

Tides are caused by the difference in the gravitational force of the ________ and ________ across the ________.

a)

earth, sun, moon

b)

sun, mars, jupiter

c)

sun, moon, earth

d)

tide, water, sun

29.

The difference in gravitational force is called _________.

a)

Tidal Force

b)

Fun Tides

c)

Tidal waters

d)

Ocean Force

30.

The tidal force exerted by the ______ is stronger that the tidal force exerted by the _______.

a)

earth, ocean

b)

sun, moon

c)

moon, stars

d)

moon, sun

31.

The moon is mainly responsible for the tides on Earth because it is _________ _________.

a)

much closer

b)

far away

c)

behind the sun

32.

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

a)

low waters

b)

low tides

c)

high tides

d)

big dips

33.

____ ____ occur in the spaces between the high tides.

a)

High tides

b)

Medium tides

c)

Low tides

d)

Super tides

34.

Low tides is simply a term given to water that is lower than ___ _____.

a)

high tide

b)

sea level

c)

low tide

d)

the ocean

35.

As the _____ revolves around the Earth and Earth rotates, the tidal bulge moves around the Earth.

a)

sun

b)

ocean

c)

Earth

d)

moon

36.

The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

Earth

d)

ocean

37.

Because the tidal bulge follows the moon;s revolution-Many places on Earth experience ___ high tides and ___ low tides each day.

a)

4 and 4

b)

1 and 1

c)

2 and 2

d)

3 and 3

38.

Because the moon is so much closer than the sun, the moon's gravitational force is much stronger than that of the ___.

a)

sun

b)

earth

c)

moon

d)

sea

39.

The moon's effect on tides is _____ as strong as the sun's effect.

a)

trice

b)

once

c)

twice

d)

four times

40.

The combined gravitational forces between the sun, moon, and earth result in different ______ _______.

a)

ocean waves

b)

tidal ranges

c)

sea level

d)

sun rays

41.

The _____ _____ is the difference between the levels of ocean water at high tides and low tides. That range depends on the sun-Earth-moon;s position.

a)

ocean waves

b)

mountain level

c)

sea level

d)

tidal range

42.

_____ Tides occur when the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are in a __________ line.

a)

Spring, straight

b)

Neap, straight

c)

High, zigzag

d)

Low, zigzag

43.

_____ ______ occur when the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon are in a ______ degree angle.

a)

Spring tides. 90°

b)

Neap tides, 90°

c)

High tides, 90°

d)

Low tides, 90°

44.

What does this illustration tell you about the tides?

a)

There are 4 seasons

b)

There are 4 quarters

c)

There are 2 spring tides and 2 neap tides

d)

The earth is at the top of the illustration

45.

What type of tide does this represent?

a)

Neap

b)

Full

c)

Quarter

d)

Spring

46.

What type of tide does this represent?

a)

Spring

b)

low

c)

Neap

d)

high

47.
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
48.
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
49.
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
50.
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
51.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
52.
What do we call a tide that has a large range?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
53.
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
54.
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
55.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
56.
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!
57.
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
58.
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
59.
How many high tides are there in Myrtle Beach every day?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
60.
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
61.
How many times per month does a spring tide occur?
a)
Once
b)
twice
c)
three times
d)
it changes every month
62.

Which of the following is an invertebrate?

a)

Cat

b)

Snail

c)

Goldfish

d)

Humans

63.

What does invertebrate mean?

a)

Animals without a backbone

b)

Animals that change their form

c)

Animals with a backbone

d)

Animals that lay eggs

64.

A butterfly is a type of vertebrate.

a)

True

b)

False

65.
Dragonflies, stink bugs, and lady bugs are __________.
a)
insects
b)
arthropods
c)
animals
d)
all of these
66.
I have a soft-body, a hard shell, and live on land and water.  What am I?
a)
Mollusk
b)
Arthropod
c)
Echinoderm
d)
Cnidarian
67.
Between 90-95% of all animals on earth can be classified as _____.
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
68.
Why are sponges classified as animals
a)
they digest food
b)
they breathe through gills
c)
they use legs to move
d)
they have skeleton
69.
Which statement applies to ALL invertebrates?
a)
They are made of only one cell.
b)
They have no backbone.
c)
They reproduce asexually.
70.
Which three parts of the body has an insect?
a)
Tencacles, head, legs
b)
head, abdomen, legs
c)
Head, thorax, abdomen 
d)
Hair, bones, foot 
71.

Sponges use pores to absorb nutrients and oxygen.

a)

true

b)

false

72.

Soft bodied invertebrates that usually have shells

a)

mollusks

b)

medusa

c)

arthropods

d)

echinoderms

73.

Animals without a backbone are

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

c)

sessile

74.

Structures that grow out from the body are

a)

arms

b)

appendages

c)

spicules

d)

molting

75.

Body parts arranged around a central point are ___ symmetry.

a)

bilateral

b)

asymmetrical

c)

radial

76.

Invertebrates with jointed legs are

a)

arthropods

b)

mollusks

c)

echinoderms

77.

Change in form some animals go through as they develop and mature

a)

metamorphosis

b)

molting

c)

developing

d)

growing

78.

Body plan that is shaped like a tube or vase.

a)

medusa

b)

polyp

c)

free living

79.

Spiny- skinned invertebrates that live on the ocean bottom.

a)

mollusks

b)

arthropods

c)

echinoderms

d)

annelids

80.

Body plan that is shaped like a mushroom

a)

polyp

b)

medusa

c)

sessile

81.

An animal with ____ has identical body parts on both sides of its body.

a)

asymmetrical form

b)

bilateral symmetry

c)

radial symmetry

d)

spherical symmetry

82.

The body of a sponge is covered with small openings called

a)

swimmerets

b)

setae

c)

flagella

d)

pores

83.

A system in which blood is NOT contained in vessels, but spreads over the organs is a(n)

a)

closed circulatory system

b)

open circulatory system

c)

water vascular system

d)

fluid filled system

84.

Early scientist classified sponges as

a)

fungi

b)

parasites

c)

plants

d)

protists

85.

Bivalves are different from other mollusks because they have

a)

no shell

b)

two shells

c)

a muscular foot

d)

2 muscular feet

86.

Many mollusks have a ____, a tonguelike organ.

a)

crop

b)

radula

c)

polyp

d)

spiracle

87.

Heartworm is a disease in dogs caused by

a)

flatworms

b)

planarians

c)

roundworms

d)

tapeworms

88.

____ make up the largest group of complex invertebrates

a)

Arachnids

b)

Insects

c)

Annelids

d)

Crustaceans

89.

Because the blood if earthworms and cephalopods is contained in vessels, they have a(n)

a)

open circulatory system

b)

closed circulatory system

c)

water vascular system

d)

fluid filled system

90.

The bodies of many sponges contain sharp structures called

a)

spiracles

b)

spicules

c)

collar cells

91.

Echinoderms have a(n) _____ that allows them to move, eat, get oxygen, and get rid of wastes.

a)

cephalothorax

b)

tube within tube digestive system

c)

water vascular system

d)

exoskeleton

92.

Invertebrates do NOT have

a)

exoskeleton

b)

soft body

c)

internal skeleton

d)

eyes

93.

Sponges are

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

94.

Snails belong to which animal group?

a)

mollusks

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

fishes

95.

What is a mollusk?

a)

An animal that flies

b)

An animal with a shell

c)

An animal with scales

d)

An animal with no backbone

96.

Which of these types of mollusk is best in the fall, winter, and spring?

a)

mussel

b)

oyster

c)

clam

d)

scallop

97.

Shellfish have no bones

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

I don't know

98.

List three characteristics shared by all worms.

a)

They Don't Have Legs

b)

They can walk

c)

Invertebrates

d)

Vertebrates

e)

Have heads and tail ends

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