Tides and Waves

Question 1

the continual rise and fall of water in seas and oceans

Answer 1

tides

Question 2

The lowest point of the water

Answer 2

low tide

Question 3

The highest point of the water

Answer 3

high tide

Question 4

What causes tides?

Answer 4

Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon
and the sun on Earth and its water

Question 5

Does the moon or sun have a stronger gravitational pull?

Answer 5

moon

Question 6

What causes high tide?

Answer 6

The moon’s gravity pulls the water on the side
of Earth facing it

Question 7

High tides occur on the sides of the Earth closest to and farthest away from the ________________.

Answer 7

moon

Question 8

How many high tides and low tides are there in one day?

Answer 8

two

Question 9

What are special tides with low tides that aren’t as low and high tides that aren’t as high as normal.

Answer 9

Neap tides

Question 10

What is the name of the special tides that have higher high tides and lower low tides than normal

Answer 10

Spring tides

Question 11

Which tides result in areas not in line with the moon because water is pulled away from these areas.

Answer 11

low tides

Question 12

Which tides occur when the moon and sun
are at right angles to each other?

Answer 12

neap tides

Question 13

How often do neap tides occur?

Answer 13

about twice a month

Question 14

Which tides result when the moon and sun line up during the full moon and new moon?

Answer 14

spring tides

Question 15

the highest point of a wave

Answer 15

crest

Question 16

lowest point of a wave

Answer 16

trough

Question 17

what are caused by the energy of the wind pushing on the surface of the water?

Answer 17

waves

Question 18

the distance between the wave crest and trough

Answer 18

wave height

Question 19

the distance between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave

Answer 19

wavelength

Question 20

Do water molecules move much in a wave?

Answer 20

No, they move in small circles as energy passes through them

Question 21

Do objects floating on top of the water get pushed by the waves?

Answer 21

No, they bob up and down

Question 22

when the wave topples over and breaks against the shore; it is then called a ___________.

Answer 22

breaker

Question 23

when the wave collapses into foaming sheets of water, we call it___________

Answer 23

swash

Question 24

the electric energy generated by the difference between the water level
of the ocean’s high and low tides.

Answer 24

tidal energy

Question 25

giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.

Answer 25

tsunamis