Earth's Tides Review

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

• high tide
• low tide
• neap tide
• spring tide

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A neap tide is a tide with the greatest difference between low and high tides

• true
• false

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Neap tides occur once a month. 

• True
• False

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Tides are caused mainly by the differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of the Earth. 

• True
• False

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Changes in the positions of Earth, the moon, and the sun affect the height of high tides during a month. 

• True
• False

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What is a high tide?

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

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

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

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Tides are caused by

• strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
• the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
• the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
• variations in the salinity of ocean water

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

• Sun
• Saturn
• Moon 
• Venus

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

• full moon tide

• new moon tide

• neap tide

• spring tide

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

• neap tide
• spring tide
• new moon tide
• full moon tide

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