Understanding Tides

Understanding Tides

6th - 8th Grade

8 Qs

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Understanding Tides

Understanding Tides

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

James Horner

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The three main factors that cause tides are (a)   , the Sun, and Earth's rotation.

Gravitational force of the Moon, th
Wind, Moon, and Sun
Volcanoes, Moon, and Earth's rotati
Earthquakes, Moon, and Sun

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why does the Moon have a stronger effect on Earth's tides than the Sun?

The Moon is larger than the Sun

The Moon is closer to Earth than the Sun

The Moon is made of a different material

The Moon rotates faster than the Sun

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the oceans on the side of Earth facing the Moon?

They evaporate

They become calm

They bulge outward

They freeze

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes high tide?

The bulge of ocean water due to the Moon's gravitational pull

The rotation of the Sun

The movement of tectonic plates

The Earth's atmosphere

5.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the following descriptions with the number of high and low tides experienced each day.

Extremely rare tidal pattern

Four high tides and four low tides

Most common tidal pattern

One high tide and one low tide

Uncommon tidal pattern

Two high tides and two low tides

Rare tidal pattern

Three high tides and three low tides

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the maximum tidal range when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned?

Neap tide

Flood tide

Spring tide

Ebb tide

7.

DROPDOWN QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Spring tides occur during (a)   and full moon phases.

Waxing gibbous and waning gibbous
First quarter and third quarter
Waxing crescent and waning crescent
New moon and full moon

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the tidal range during neap tides?

It becomes unpredictable

It reaches its maximum

It stays the same

It reaches its minimum