Tides, Currents and Waves

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Science

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12th Grade

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Hard

Joseph Anderson

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Tides, Waves, and Currents

How do the Tides Affect the Ocean?

Vocabulary:

Tide

Tidal Range

Multiple Choice

What causes tides?

gravity

wind

spring

neap

Multiple Choice

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

Sun

Saturn

Moon

Venus

Multiple Choice

The area covered by high tide mark and the low tide mark is called the

Tidal zone

Intertidal area

Tidal range

Optimal range of tidal movement

Multiple Choice

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

gravity

lunar phases

tides

dabbing

Multiple Choice

At the same time the sea is drawn to the moon, another tidal bulge takes place on other side of Earth. True or False?

True

False

Maybe

I don't know!

Time and Tides

Vocabulary:

Tide Table

Semidiurnal Tide

Diurnal Tide

Mix Tide

Multiple Choice

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?

2 hours

6 hours

12 hours

24 hours

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

Gravity and Tides

Vocabulary:

Tidal Bulge

Gravity

Spring Tides

Neap Tides

Perigee vs. Apogee

Perihelion vs Aphelion

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

Multiple Choice

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

gravity

wind

spring

neap

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 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 tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

full moon tide

new moon tide

neap tide

spring tide

Multiple Choice

The bulge of water on the side of the Earth closest to the moon produces ___________.

high tide

low tide

neap tide

spring tide

Life Cycles and Tides

Vocabulary:

Grunion run

Horsecrab spawning

Tides, Waves, and Currents

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