High tides
How many high tides do we have each day?
2 high tides per day.
How many low tides occur throughout the day?
Two low tides.
What moon phases do neap tides occur during?
What moon phases do spring tides occur during?
Full moon and New moon.
How many kinds of tides are there?
Four.
Is water highest or lowest up the bank?
Farthest.
Is water highest or lowest up the bank?
Lowest.
Least.
Is this the least or most extreme tide?
Most.
How can tides affect us?
They can endanger buildings, often flooding homes or different buildings.
What is the cause of high tides?
From the Moon's gravitational pull.
What is the cause of low tides?
How many times a month do neap tides occur?
twice a month.
How many days does it take to get from one spring tide to the next.
About 14 days.
What are all places that tides occur?
In the ocean, rivers, and Great Lakes.
Why do we have 2 low tides and 2 high tides per day?
On what side of the Earth do low tides occur? (Use cardinal directions)
North and South.
Are neap tides when the low and high tides have the least or most difference?
Least.
Are spring tides when low and high tide have the least or most difference?
Most.
How many different things have a gravitational pull on Earth causing Earth's tides?
Two, the Moon and Sun.
On what sides of the Earth do high tides occur? (Use cardinal directions)
West and East side of the Earth.
What is the main difference between low tides and high tides?
The main difference is tidal range. Low tides means the lowest tides and high tides means the highest tides.
What degree angle is the Moon, Sun, and Earth at during neap tides?
a 90 degree angle.
What shape is the Moon, Sun, and Earth during the Spring tides.
A straight line.
The Sun's gravitational force on the Earth is only ____ percent that of the moon.