Seasons & Tides Flashcards
Tides
Daily rise and fall of the moon, and the gravity of the moon
High tides =
Ocean highest on the beach = less sand
Sea level
Average highest of the ocean
There are __ ____ tides and ___ ____ tides daily
There are 2 high tides and two low tides daily
Ex.
@11 am HT ➡️ @5 pm LT ➡️ @11 pm HT ➡️ @5 pm LT
Moon acts like a _____ , pulling the water in the ocean _____ it ➡️ where HT is.
Moon acts likes a magnet, pulling the water in the ocean towards it ➡️ where HT is.
SIDE NOTE 📝‼️
‼️ Since the moon is close to the Earth — it has more of an effect on tides ‼️
Spring Tides =
- Straight lines ; Earth + Moon & Sun are lined up .
- Highest high + lowest low tide
Neap tides =
- 90° angle
- Earth + Moon + Sun @ 90° angle
- lowest high + highest low tide
Summary :
- 2 HT + 2 LT every day
- 2 ST + 2 NT every month
NOTE:
Earth orbits around the sun, while it’s tilted at 23.5°
NOTE:
The tilt of the earth as it revolves causes seasons
NOTE:
Earth is always in motion
NOTE:
Sun is a star = medium size & medium temp.
NOTE:
Mass is 300,000x more than Earth