N___ Tide
What happens to the high and low tides during a Neap Tide?
There is a smaller difference between high and low tide.
What happens to the high and low tides during Spring Tide?
There is a greater difference between high and low tide.
Why does the moon affect the tides?
The moon has gravity that pulls the ocean water towards the moon.
How long does it take from high tide to low tide?
About 6 hours.
Neap tides occur during WHICH moon phases?
1st and 3rd Quarter moon
Spring tides occur during WHICH moon phases?
Full Moon and New Moon
What would be safer to drive a boat in, high tide or low tide?
High tide so the boat doesn't scrape the sand.
On a tide graph, the peaks (tall points) on the graph represent what?
High tides. The low points represent Low tides.
During a FIRST and THIRD quarter moon, the Sun, Earth, and Moon are arranged in a _____________.
90 degree angle.
During a Full Moon and New Moon, the Sun, Earth, and Moon are arranged in a _______________.
Sun, Moon, and Earth are all in a straight line.
What would happen to the ocean tide sif the moon disappeared?
The tides would be significantly smaller. Tides would only be affected by the Sun's gravity, making the tides about 1/3 of the size they are now. This would potentially hurt coral ecosystems that need tides to churn up water and nutrients!
Why are there normally 4 data points for tides each day?
Because the tide level changes 4 times each day. 2 high tides and 2 low tides.