Tides

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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Tides are caused mainly by what?

• Moon’s gravitational pull

• Sun’s gravitational pull

• Earth’s gravitational pull

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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

Tides are caused mainly by the differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of the Earth. 

• True

• False

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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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How many times per month does a spring tide occur?

• Once

• twice

• three times

• it changes every month

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

• gravitational

• strong

• tidal force

• armed forces

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Spring tides have the largest tidal ranges because...

• the earth, moon, and sun are aligned for greater gravitational force.

• the moon has the strongest gravitational force.

• the sun has the most gravitational force.

• none of the above

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

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 24

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Neap tides happen at _________ and _________ phases of the moon.

• first quarter and new moon

• last quarter and full moon

• waxing and waning

• 1st quarter and 3rd quarter

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