Tidal Force

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

• earth, ocean

• sun, moon

• moon, stars

• moon, sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The bulges that occur in the Earth's oceans are called ______ _______.

• low waters

• low tides

• high tides

• big dips

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

• sun

• ocean

• Earth

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The tidal bulge follows the movement of the _____.

• moon

• sun

• Earth

• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Because the moon is so much closer than the sun, the moon's gravitational force is much stronger than that of the ___.

• sun

• earth

• moon

• sea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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

Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull
• Sun’s gravitational pull
• Earth’s gravitational pull

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What 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

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