Eclipses and Tides Review

Tides are caused by ________

• the spinning of Earth on its axis

• the orbiting of Earth around the Sun

• the Moon's gravitational pull on the Earth's surface

• wind

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Which points in the following diagram of the Earth would have low tides?

• A and B

• A and C

• C and D

• B and D

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If the sun, earth and moon are lined up as follows, the Earth would experience

• Spring tides

• Neap tides

• No tides

• Rip tides

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There are __________ tides in a 25 hour (approximately 1 day) period.

• 2 high and 2 low

• 1 high and 2 low

• 1 high and 1 low

• 2 high and 1 low

What is the term used to describe the twice-daily rise and fall of sea levels?

• Oceanic Oscillation

• Tides

• Sea Level Shift

• Marine Pulse

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What causes the phenomenon of tides on Earth?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis

• The gravitational pull of the sun and moon on Earth's oceans

• The Earth's orbit around the sun

• The magnetic field of the Earth

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Ocean tides are best described as

• noncyclic and predictable

• cyclic and predictable

• noncyclic and unpredictable

• cyclic and unpredictable

This type of tide produces larger than usual high and low tides

• Neap tides

• Spring tides

• Rip tides

• really big tides

If the sun, Earth, and moon are lined up as follows, the Earth would experience

• Spring Tides

• Neap Tides

• Rip tides

• No tides

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Why don't we see eclipses every month?

• Solar eclipses only occur every 10 years

• The Moon's orbit is tilted 5 degrees off of Earth's orbit

• Earth's axis is tilted so our view of the moon and sun are blocked

• Lunar eclipses occur mostly in the southern hemisphere

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