Neap Tides
True or false: Neap tides cause really low, low tides.
False.
True or false: Spring tides cause very high high tides.
True.
With a larger celestial object, the gravitational pull does what
Increase
True or false: The lowest, low tides occur during neap tides.
False.
True or false: The highest, high tides occur during a waxing gibbous.
False
These are the moon phases during a neap tide
first and third quarter
These are the moon phases during a spring tide
New or full moon
The further apart two celestial objects are, the gravitational pull does what?
Decrease
The moon phases that causes the lowest, low tides
full or new moon
The type of tide that causes the highest, high tide
spring tides
The sun, Earth and moon are at what angle
90 degrees
The Sun, Earth, and moon are at what angle
180 degrees
What causes the tides?
gravitational pull of the sun and moon
Crabs live on the beach. When the tide goes out, how do they continue to live?
They have adapted to long periods without water.
What happens to animals who live in tidal pools when there is a high tide?
They have adapted to long period of being submerged in water.
The Tidal Range increases/ decreases
Decreases
The Tidal Range increases/ decreases
Increases
What would happen to tides if the moon was closer to the Earth?
Tides would be so huge it would flood most of the land.
There are this many low tides during a 24 hour period
2
There are this many high tides during a 24 hour period.
2
Go to the board and draw a picture of the sun, Earth, and moon during a neap tide
Hmmm...let me see.
Go to the board and draw a picture of the sun, Earth, and moon during a spring tide.
Hmmm...I'm not sure.
Explain why the tides are effected more by the moon than by the sun.
Moon is closer. The closer an object is, the stronger the gravitational pull.
Low tide happens about every ______hours.
12
Explain why tides happen 50 min later each day?
It takes a place on Earth that is facing the moon 24 hr and 50 min to rotate to face the moon again.