How many major peaks (crests) are there over the 30 days in your hightide line?
Question 2
2.
Which major moon phases match with the peaks in your high tide line?
Question 3
3.
If you consider our tides notes on page 70, this shouldn’t be surprising. Explain why we would expect the high tide line to be HIGH during those two moon phases.
Question 4
4.
How many major dips are there over the 30 days in your high tide line?
Question 5
5.
Which major moon phases match with the dips in your high tide line?
Question 6
6.
Again, this shouldn’t be surprising. Explain why we would expect the high tide line to be LOW during those two moon phases.
Question 7
7.
Study your low tide line on your graph. During what day of the month is the low tide at its LOWEST? What moon phase is that?
Question 8
8.
Which day of the month has the largest tidal range (biggest difference between high tide and low tide)? Include the tidal range.
Question 9
9.
Would that tidal range from question #8 indicate a spring tide or a neap tide and explain why.
Question 10
10.
Which day of the month has the smallest tidal range (smallest difference between high tide and low tide)? Include the tidal range.