Waves Tides

Waves Tides

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Waves Tides

Waves Tides

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

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

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Movement of energy through a body of water is a

Tide

current

wave

longshore drift

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The development of a wave usually begins with

currents

wind

gravity

tsunamis

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The top of a wave is its

trough

crest

wave height

wave length

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The bottom of a wave is its

trough

crest

wave height

wave length

5.

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

6.

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The rising tide is also called:

ebb tide

spring tide

flood tide

neap tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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