Moon and Tides

Question 1

How many high tides does one location typically experience in a day?

Answer 1

2

Question 2

How many low tides does one location typically experience in a day?

Answer 2

2

Question 3

During a new moon, what type of tides can you expect to see?

Answer 3

Spring tide

Question 4

During a quarter moon, what type of tides can you expect to see?

Answer 4

Neap tide

Question 5

When a location travels through a tidal bulge, they experience

Answer 5

High tide

Question 6

If it is currently low tide at Ft. Myers Beach in Florida at 6:00 AM, when will the next high tide be?

Answer 6

12:13 PM

Question 7

If it is currently low tide at Ft. Myers Beach in Florida at 6:00 AM, when will the next low tide be?

Answer 7

6:26 PM

Question 8

Describe what happens to the tidal range as it transitions from spring to neap.

Answer 8

The tidal range would gradually decrease, meaning the difference between high and low tide would lessen

Question 9

How much time is there between two high tides?

Answer 9

Approximately 12 hours and 26 minutes

Question 10

What type of tidal range would you see during a full moon?

Answer 10

Spring tide- large tidal range

Question 11

What type of tidal range is there during a waxing gibbous moon?

Answer 11

Transitioning neap to spring tide- average tidal range

Question 12

What is a tidal range?

Answer 12

The difference in height between high and low tide

Question 13

1st Moon Phase

Answer 13

New Moon

Question 14

2nd Moon Phase

Answer 14

Waxing Crescent

Question 15

3rd Moon Phase

Answer 15

1st Quarter

Question 16

4th Moon Phase

Answer 16

Waxing Gibbous

Question 17

5th Moon Phase

Answer 17

Full Moon

Question 18

6th Moon Phase

Answer 18

Waning Gibbous

Question 19

7th Moon Phase

Answer 19

3rd Quarter

Question 20

8th Moon Phase

Answer 20

Waning Crescent

Question 21

What effect does the sun’s gravitational pull have on neap tides?

Answer 21

The sun pulls the low tide towards the sun and it causes less tidal range

Question 22

Why is one tidal cycle 24 hours and 50 minutes instead of just 24 hours?

Answer 22

The moon is slowly making its revolution around Earth, much slower than Earth’s rotation. It takes Earth an extra 50 minutes to catch back up to the moon.