Tides Review

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Science

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6th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS2-6

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April Alexander

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2 Slides • 13 Questions

Multiple Choice

Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?

Sun

Saturn

Moon

Venus

Multiple Choice

What does the rotation of the earth have to do with tides?

The centripetal force pushes the oceans in and out.

It causes a single point to rotate through two tidal bulges each day.

The rotation of the earth pushes the moon in its orbital path and causes tides.

The spinning earth creates a daily vortex in the center of the ocean pulling the shore line in temporarily.

Multiple Choice

A[n] ___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are nearly in a line.

spring

high

low

neap

Multiple Choice

A[n] ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

high

neap

low

spring

Multiple Choice

spring tide

neap tide

Multiple Choice

neap tide

spring tide

Multiple Choice

How many high tides does a place have each day?

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

gravity

wind

spring

neap

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

they are the same

the moon is larger than the sun

tides are not caused by the moon

the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

Multiple Choice

As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...

sea levels

waves and currents

moon phases

high tides and low tides

Multiple Choice

What happens when there is a spring tide

Short Tides and semi-short tides

High tides and very low tides

low tides and medium tides

small tidal ranges

Multiple Choice

What do we call a tide that has a large range?

gravity

wind

spring

neap

Multiple Choice

What do we call tides that have a smaller range that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?

Neap Tide

Spring Tide

Larger Change

Smaller Change

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