6.8C Waves
6.9A Seasons
6.9B Tides
Earth Sciences Mix
100

A sound wave is an example of this type of wave.

What is a longitudinal wave?

100

The __________ day of each season is represented by the two equinoxes and two solstices. 

What is the FIRST day of each season?

100

Both of these images show this type of tide.


What is a spring tide?

100

These parts of the earth experience months of day or night time depending on the season. 

What are the polar regions? (north pole and south pole areas)

200

This type of wave transfers energy parallel to the direction of the wave. 

What is longitudinal?

200

If the calendar says it is June 20th, this is the season that has just begun the Northern Hemisphere.

What is summer?

200
These TWO moon phases are responsible for a neap tide. 

What are the 1st and 3rd quarter moons?

200

This part of the planet experiences year round direct sunlight and therefore does not notice a large change in seasons. 

What is the area around the equator?

300

This type of wave transfers energy perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling. 

What is a transverse wave?

300

The earth revolves around the sun in the ______________ direction and is tilted at ________ degrees with the north pole pointing at the ___________. 

What is counterclockwise, 23.5 degrees, and North Star/Polaris?

300

If the sun, earth, and moon are arranged in a 90 degree angle, this is the type of tide you would experience. 

What is a neap tide?

300

The ____________ has more of an effect on the ocean tides than the ____________, but they both pull on earth's water creating tidal __________. 

What is moon, sun, bulges?

400

This type of wave does NOT require a medium to travel on. 

What is a transverse wave?

400

This globe shows the Southern Hemisphere in summer.  This position is called the __________ _________.

What is globe A and December Solstice?

400

If I go to the beach at 8am and Low Tide just started, this is the time would I expect to see high tide start coming in.

What is 2pm? 

400

On a longitudinal wave, this is the name for the area of the wave where particles are close together.

What is the compression?

500

Draw a transverse wave and correctly label the crest and the trough. 


500

This position has the Northern Hemisphere beginning the season fall.

What is globe 3?

500

1. This type of tide has high high tides and low low tides. 

2. This type of tide has low high tides and high low tides. 

What is 

1. Spring tide 

2. Neap tide


500

Draw and label a longitudinal wave with the correct parts.