Quiz about Tides TOD

Question 1

_____ are the daily rise and fall of oceans.

Accepted Answer

Tides

Answer

Waves

Answer

Currents

Answer

None of these

Question 2

Tides are caused by the pull of what objects?

Accepted Answer

Both Sun & Moon

Answer

Sun

Answer

Moon

Answer

Neither Sun nor Moon

Question 3

Which object has the greatest pull on Earth's tides?

Accepted Answer

Moon

Answer

Sun

Question 4

The farthest point on the shoreline that a tide rises is called ____ tide.

Accepted Answer

High

Answer

Low

Answer

Spring

Answer

Neap

Question 5

What is Spring Tide?

Accepted Answer

When the moon, Earth & sun are lined up.

Answer

When the moon, Earth & sun are at right angles to each other.

Answer

A tide that occurs during the Spring months of the year.

Question 6

What is Neap Tide?

Accepted Answer

When the moon, Earth & sun are at right angles to each other.

Answer

When the moon, Earth & sun are lined up.

Answer

A tide that occurs during the winter months of the year.

Question 7

Which tidal variation produces the highest tides?

Accepted Answer

Spring Tide

Answer

Neap Tide

Question 8

The point on the shoreline where the tide decreases the most is called _____ tide.

Accepted Answer

Low

Answer

High

Answer

Spring

Answer

Neap

Question 9

Spring Tides happen during the ____ and ____ moons.

Accepted Answer

Full

Accepted Answer

New

Answer

First Quarter

Answer

Third Quarter

Question 10

Neap tides happen during ____ and ____ moons.

Accepted Answer

First Quarter

Accepted Answer

Third Quarter

Answer

Full

Answer

New

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