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CHAPTER 11-5 TEST TIDES

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THIS TEST IS OPEN BOOK AND OPEN NOTES
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What is the rise and fall of coaen water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so?
tides
moon cycle
Bay of Fundy
Tides are mainly caused by
differneces in how much gravity from the moon and sun pull on different parts of the Earth
only how much gravity the sun is pulling on the Earth
only how much gravity the moon is pulling on the Earth
How many tides do most coastal areas have per day
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What type of tide occurs during the 1st quarter moon
spring tide
neap tide
there is no tide during the 1st quarter of the moon
What type of tide happens during a new moon
neap tide
spring tide
no tide occurs during the new moon
What are on opposite sides of the earth during the full moon?
moon and pluto
sun and saturn
sun and moon
How many times a month can a neap tide occur?
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How far away is the sun from the Earth?
150 million miles
150 million meters
150 million kilometers
What affects the heights of the tides during the month?
the gravity from the moon, earth, and sun
the mass of the earth, moon, and sun
the positions of the earth, moon, and sun
Where does the moon's gravity pull a little more strongly on the water on Earth?
side farthest away from the moon
side closest to the moon
the moon's gravity does not pull on the water on earth