Tides

Presentation

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Science

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6th Grade

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2

Standards-aligned

Barbara Erdossy

Used 12+ times

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17 Slides • 18 Questions

Open Ended

Write down your observations on what is causing the phenomenon you saw in the video.

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats automatically every

24 hours

12.5 hours

25 hours

6.25 hours

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause of tides?

The heat of the sun

The gravity of the moon

Sea breezes and land breezes

The shape of the earth

Multiple Choice

Which is longer: the lunar day or the solar day?

Lunar day

Solar Day

Fill in the Blanks

The Earth’s rotation

the tide ahead of the moon

Multiple Choice

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

Sun

Saturn

Moon

Venus

Multiple Choice

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause _________.

gravity

lunar phases

tides

dabbing

Audio Response

During which moon phases would we see a Spring Tide?

Open Audio Recorder

Audio Response

What happens to tide levels during a Spring Tide?

Open Audio Recorder

Draw

Draw and label where the sun, moon, and earth would be during a Spring Tide.

Draw

Draw and label where the sun, moon, and Earth have to be to create a Neap Tide

Neap Tide

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The least amount of difference between high and low
tides

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Occurs during a 1stQuarter and 3rdQuarter phase

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Remember “Neap – Ninety” - the Sun, Earth, and Moon
form a 90 degree angle (right angle)

Neap Tide

Phases of the Moon

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Neap tides occur during certain moon phases.

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1st Quarter Moon - the moon is at a 90 degree angle to
the Earth.

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3rd Quarter Moon - the moon is at a 90 degree angle to
the Earth.

Spring Tide

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A tide in which the difference between high and low
tide is the greatest

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Occurs during a New Moon and Full Moon

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Remember “Spring – Straight” - the Sun, Earth, and
Moon form a straight line

Spring Tide

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between spring and neap tides?

Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.

Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases

Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides

Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season

Multiple Choice

What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

neap tide

spring tide

new moon tide

full moon tide

Multiple Choice

The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?

1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 4

3 and 4

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

gravity

wind

spring

neap

Multiple Choice

The difference in levels of ocean water at high and low tides is the _________________.

low tide

tidal range

high tide

slack water

Multiple Choice

What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?

low

high

none

high and low

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

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