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WorksheetsFast and Curious - Tides
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
Wind patterns
Earth's rotation
Ocean currents
Gravitational pull of the moon and sun
The ocean levels rise as a result of the moon's gravity pulling on it.
Low Tide
Spring Tide
High Tide
Neap Tide
The ocean level sinking to the furthest point due to being at 90o from the moon's gravitational pull.
Low Tide
Spring Tide
High Tide
Neap Tide
Because they occur during specific moon phases, spring tides and neap tides each occur exactly _ times per month.
(a)
What is the name of the tide that occurs when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, resulting in the highest high tides and lowest low tides?
High Tide
Neap Tide
Low Tide
Spring Tide
Which type of tide should you expect to see during moon at positions 3 and 7?
Neap Tide
Shallow Tide
Spring Tide
Bounce Tide
During which moon phases will Earth's oceans have more powerful waves and higher tides?
1 and 5
3 and 7
4 and 8
2 and 6
During which parts in this tide chart do the spring tides of May occur?
A and B
B and D
C and D
A and C
During which parts in this tide chart do the neap tides of May occur?
A and B
B and D
C and D
A and C
On which day did the tides have the greatest tidal range?
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(a)
