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Tides are caused by what force from the sun and moon?
a) gravitational
b) tidal force
c) strong
d) proximity

As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...
a) sea levels
b) wave currents
c) high tides and low tides
d) moon phases

Spring tides have the largest tidal ranges because...
a) the moon has the strongest gravitational force.
b) the sun has the most gravitational force.
c) the gravitation pull from the sun and moon cancel each other out.
d) the earth, moon, and sun are aligned for greater gravitational force.

During neap tides, the gravitational effects of the sun and moon ______________ .
a) cancel each other out
b) combine
c) increase
d) stay the same

Neap tides happen at _________ and _________ phases of the moon.
a) full and new moon
b) first and third quarter moon
c) waxing moons
d) waning moons

Which of the following greatly contribute to high tides?
a) earth
b) constellations
c) moon
d) sun

Janis lives near the ocean. What observations can Janis make about the moon's phases that she can relate to the ocean's tides?
a) that the moon phases effect high tides and low tides
b) the moon does not affect the tides
c) waxing and waning crescents affect the tides
d) only new moon and full moon affect the tides

During a neap tide, the sun, moon, and earth are at a ___________ angle.
a) 360 degree
b) 0 degree
c) 180 degree
d) 90 degree

What type of tide is evident when the moon is in the full moon phase?
a) low
b) high
c) spring
d) neap

What do we call a tide that has a large range?
a) weak
b) neap
c) spring
d) high

What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a) Neap
b) Spring
c) Low
d) High

What kind of tide occurs when the earth, moon, and sun are in this arrangement: Earth - Moon - Sun?
a) Full moon
b) Neap
c) Low tide
d) Spring

What kind of tide forms when the sun, earth, and moon are not in line with each other?
a) neap
b) spring
c) low
d) no tide

This type of tide has a low tidal range.
a) low
b) high
c) neap
d) spring

Which exerts a stronger gravitation pull on the Earth?
a) the sun and moon at a right angle with earth
b) sun
c) moon
d) none of these

What is a tidal range?
a) The time it takes for a low tide to become a high tide
b) The difference in sea level between the low tide and high tide
c) The rate at which the tide changes
d) The speed of the tidal current

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