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- 1. Multiple ChoiceTides are caused bystrong winds that blow over ocean waters.the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.variations in the salinity of ocean water
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes tides?gravitywindspringneap
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call a tide that has a large range?gravitywindspringneap
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?Neap TideSpring TideLarger ChangeSmaller Change
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIn general, tides occur...each hour2 times a dayeach monthtwice a month
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What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?neap tidespring tidenew moon tidefull moon tide - 7. Multiple ChoiceWha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?full moon tidenew moon tideneap tidespring tide
- 8. Multiple ChoiceTides are caused by ___________windgravitational pull of moonwaves gravitation toward landrain
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich moon phase is shown in this diagram?new moonfirst quarterfull moonlast quarter/3rd quarter
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?new moonfirst quarterfull moonlast quarter/third quarter
- 11. Multiple ChoiceTides arechanges in the way the moon looks over a monthdaily changes in elevation of the ocean surfacehuge waves caused by earthquakeswater coming up the beach
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWe can envision tides as a point on Earth rotating through two _________ caused by gravity from the Moon and Sun, and inertiatidal bulgesellipsestsunamisclouds
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich exerts a stronger gravitational pull on Earth's oceans?The Sunthe Moon
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would have the greatest tidal range?AlaskaNorth CarolinaFloridaOregon
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