11 Flashcards
The moon has a greater effect of the earths tides than the sun because
It is much closer to the the earth than the sun
The two largest tide generating forces on earth
Gravitational pull of the moon and sun
Spring tides occur when
The earth, moon and sun are all in alignment
Solar tides are
Forced
Neap tides
Occur one week after spring tides
The central point or node for a ride in an ocean basin where little change in vertical height is measured is known as
Anphidromic point
Tides caused by gravitational and inertial interaction of the moon and earth
Are lunar tides
In a region with demidiurnal tides if a high tide occurs at midnight 12 am the next low tide will occur at
6:12 am
In a region with diurnal tides, if a high tide occurs at midnight the next high tide will occur at
12:50 am the following day
A wave of water moving up a river, initiated by tidal action and normal resonances within a River estuary is called
A tidal bore
Typical tide patterns or California
Mixed tides
Tides caused by the interaction of gravity of the sun moon and earth are known as
Astronomical tides
The rise or fall in sea level as a tide crest approaches and passes will cause a
Tidal current
