Tides

The revolution of the earth around the sun takes

1 year

How long does it take the moon to go from new moon to full moon?

2 weeks

During what moon phases do neap tides occur?

First Quarter and Third Quarter

During what moon phases do spring tides occur?

New Moon and Full Mooon

What has the greatest influence on the tides?

The moon, because it is closer to the earth

Would earth continue to have tides if there were no moon?

Yes, the sun's gravitational pull would still cause tides but the tidal range would be much lower

High tide

a bulge that occurs in the Earth's oceans when the Moon is overhead

Spring tide

a tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide

Neap tide

a tide with the least difference between low and high tide

Knowing when high and low tides occur in an area might help in

beach activities such as beach combing and shelling, sand castle building, and swimming

Tidal patterns can be influenced by

large continents which block the coastline, The shape of the ocean floor, and the shape of the coastline

Low tides

locations between the bulges where the moon is not overhead

the rotation of the earth on its axis takes

one day

The revolution of the moon around the earth takes about

one month

How long does it take the moon to go from new/full moon phase to a quarter phase

one week

What causes the tides

the gravitational pull of the moon and sun

A spring tide occurs when

the sun and moon are aligned with the earth

A neap tide occurs when

the sun and moon pull at right angles to each other

During a full moon or new moon

the sun and moon's gravitational pull work together to create high tides that are very high and low tides that are very low

The difference in height between a high tide and low tide is called a

tidal range

How often do both spring tides and neap tides usually occur

twice a month

The number of tides that occur each day

vary from place to place