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What is the frequency of tides?
2 high and 2 low / day
Where are tides most visible?
On shores and coasts
What force causes tides?
Gravity
How much later would the next days high tide be?
About 50 minutes
Where is the biggest tide change in the world?
Nova Scotia, Canada
What planet is closely related to the tide(s) and how they’re affected?
The moon
What time of day do tides occur?
12 hours. and 25 minutes apart
Where are the lowest tide changes in the world?
Enclosed seas (Mediterranean, Caribbean, etc)
Why are there two tidal bulges in a day?
There is less gravity than the center of the earth
What position do the sun and moon have to be in to create a spring tide?
moon is at full or new phase
Why are tides unnoticeable in the Mediterranean seas?
Due to their size and being surrounded by the Atlantic ocean, they are considered non-tidal
Explain a neap tide
"When the sun and moon are not aligned, the gravitational forces cancel each other out, and the tides are not as dramatically high and low."
When would the next high and low tide be according to the chart?
High tide: 1:14 PM
Low Tide: 1:39 AM
Food for thought: Why are the tides weak near the north and south poles?
Tidal bulges peak near the equator ,one on the side of earth nearest the moon and one on the side of the earth farthest from the moon
Food for thought: How would tides be without the Moon? Without continents?
We would still have tides without the moon but they would be significantly smaller.
Without continents, tides would be hemispheric-sized bulges of water moving westward with the moon and sun