Tides

Question 1

Define ‘tide’.

Answer 1

The periodic rise and fall of the ocean.

Question 3

What is a neap tide?

Answer 3

The tide with the least difference between consecutive high and low tides.

Question 4

How many tides are there everyday?

Answer 4

2

Question 5

What causes tides?

Answer 5

How much gravity from the moon and sun pull on different parts of earth

Question 6

Where is the sun, earth and moon during spring tides?

Answer 6

Sun, moon and earth all line up. Moon can be between sun and earth or on other side of earth during spring tides. (Full and new moon)

Question 7

Where is the sun, earth and moon during neap tides?

Answer 7

Moon is at a right angle to the sun. (First and last quarter moons).

Question 8

When are there neap tides

Answer 8

During first and last quarter moons

Question 9

When are there spring tides

Answer 9

Full moon and new moon

Question 10

What is a spring tide?

Answer 10

The tide with the most difference between consecutive high and low tides