Oceanic Tides

Oceanic Tides

8th Grade

25 Qs

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Oceanic Tides

Oceanic Tides

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS2-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...

sea levels

waves and currents

moon phases

high tides and low tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Janis lives near the ocean. What observations can Janis make about the moon's phases that she can relate to the ocean's tides?

that the moon phases effect high tides and low tides

the moon does not affect the tides

waxing and waning crescents affect the tides

only new moon and full moon affect the tides

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tides are caused by what force from the sun and moon?

gravitational

strong

tidal force

armed forces

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

High tides and low tides each happen _____ times per day.

4

2

1

24

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Some coastlines only experience one high tide and one low tide each day. This pattern is called:

mixed tides

semidiurnal tides

diurnal tides

bore tides

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

In some parts of the world like Alaska and China, the flood tide causes large waves to form as the water rushes into an inlet. This is called:

ebb tide

king tide

spring tide

bore tide

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The rising tide is also called:

ebb tide

spring tide

flood tide

neap tide

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