Tides Quiz

Which definition below best defines the term "tides?"

• The rise and fall of sea levels caused by gravitational forces from the Moon and Sun.
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis
• The temperature difference between the ocean and the atmosphere
• The movement of water due to wind patterns

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What is the force behind tides?

• Gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
• Rotation of the Earth
• Wind
• Magnetic field of the Earth

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Does the Sun or the Moon have greater gravitational influence on Earth’s tides?

• Moon
• Venus
• Mars
• Sun

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How often tides occur and the difference in tidal levels depends on ______.

• the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun
• the number of fish in the ocean
• the temperature of the air
• the color of the water

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The Moon’s pull is __________ on the part of the Earth __________ the Moon.

• strongest, closest
• weakest, closest
• strongest, farthest
• weakest, farthest

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__________ occur when the Sun, Moon, and the Earth form right angles.

• Spring tides
• Neap tides
• Low tides
• High tides

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Neap tides occur when the Sun, Moon, and the Earth form right angles. They have the __________ tidal ranges and occur during the quarter moons.

• largest
• medium
• constant
• smallest

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__________ occur when the Sun, Moon, and the Earth are aligned. They have the __________ tidal ranges and occur during the New and Full Moon Phases.

• Spring tides, highest

• Asteroid impacts, lowest
• Solar flares, highest
• Lunar eclipses, lowest

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