High Tides
When a tide is at it's highest level.
a high tide
Can a low tide drain a area of water?
yes
How many times does a Spring Tide happen in a month?
twice
What is a neap tide?
A neap tide is when the moon forms a 90 degree angle with the sun.
How are tides caused?
by the differences on how much the moon's gravity pulls on different places on the earth.
The moon has this effect on the Earth's rotation speed.
What is it slows it down?
True or False - There are 8 low tides every 24 hours.
false
Name the two orders of the Earth, Sun and Moon during a Spring Tide
Sun, Moon then Earth and Sun, Earth and Moon
What angle are the sun and moon at during a neap tide?
a right angle
Where you are standing on the Earth and the sun is right of you and the moon is left of you. (vise versa)
a low tide
Do high tides affect boats
yes
Can low tides be a dramatic drop in water level?
yes
True or False - It doesn't matter in which order the sun, Earth and moon are lined up for a spring tide at full moon and new moon
True
How many times does a neap tide happen each month.
twice a month
This is the rising and falling of the sea's water level
What are tides?
There are _______ areas with high tides.
2 areas
How do you know when a low tide occurs.
When the tide is lower than average.
What is it called when the gravity of the sun and the moon pull in the same direction.
a spring tide
What tide is it when the first and third quarters of the moon phases the Earth and sun are at right angles.
a neap tide
How many places on Earth have a high tide and a low tide at the same time?
two
What two objects in space cause a high tide?
the sun and moon.
True of False - You can never tell when a low tide happens.
false sometimes you can tell when it is a low tide.
What moon phases is it when a spring tide happens? 2 phases Hint - How much the moon is lit up is exact opposite Dark then Light
a full moon and new moon
Only the ______ and ________ ______ of the moon can only make a neap tide. (three words) Hint - The sun lit side of this moon are exact opposite on these phases
the first and third quarters
Where you are standing on Earth and either the sun is directly over you or the moon is directly over you
a high tide