The Moon and Earth

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

• Waters

• Tides

• Colors

• Earths

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The tidal force exerted by the ______ is stronger that the tidal force exerted by the _______.

• earth, ocean

• sun, moon

• moon, stars

• moon, sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

As the _____ revolves around the Earth and Earth rotates, the tidal bulge moves around the Earth.

• sun

• ocean

• Earth

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What causes tides?

• gravity
• wind
• spring
• neap

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?

• they are the same
• the moon is larger than the sun
• tides are not caused by the moon
• the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun

A ______________ tide occurs when the sun is at right angles to the line between Earth and the moon.

• high

• neap

• low

• spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A___________ tide occurs when the sun, Earth, and the moon are in a straight line.

• spring

• high

• low

• neap

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Neap tides happen during ___________ and _____________ moons.

• full / new

• 1st quarter / 3rd quarter

• waxing gibbous / waning gibbous

• waxing crescent / waning crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1