6.5

At one beach, high tides occur at 8 a.m. Whem will the next high tide most likely occur

8 p.m.

The moons gravity affects

Both the solid parts of the earth and the oceans

Which term best describes the rise and fall off the oceans water level

Ceaseless

Tides are the cycle of rising and falling ocean water that repeats approximately

Every 12.5 hours

Spring tides are produced during a new moon and ————- moon

Full moon

————— pulls all objects in the universe, including the moon and earth and the sun and earth, toward each other

Gravity

Changes in the positions of earth, the moon, and the sun affect the ———— of high tides during a month

Height

The bulge of water on the side of Earth closest to the moon produces

High tides

A spring tide can occur

In any month of the year

Which of the following statements is true about gravity

It acts on all matter in the universe

Which of the following is a true statement about tidal energy

It causes very little pollution

The suns gravity affects the tides even though it is about 150 million ———— from earth

Kilometers

A neap tide has the ————- difference between consecutive low and high tides

Least

Water flows toward the high tid3s, halfway between the causing

Low tides

Tides are caused ————— by differences in how much gravity from the moon and the sun pulls on different parts of Earth

Mainly

A ———- tide occurs when the sun is at eight angles

Neap

High tides occur

On the side of the earth facing the moon, and also the opposite side

A ————- tide occurs when the sun, earth and the moon are nearly in a line

Spring tide

The term ————- comes from an old English word, springen, meaning "to jump"

Spring tide

If the sun is bigger than the moon, why does the moon have a greater effect on tides

The moon is much closer than the sun

What might happen if the moon were only half as large as it is now

The ocean level would rise and fall less dramatically

Spring tide

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

What might happen on a beach as the tides goes out

There will be more sand for beach goers to sunbathe on

The moons orbital speed around the earth doubles. What effect will it have on the number of high tides experienced in any given area

They will occur about as often as before

Differences in the moon's and sun's pull on different sides of the Earth cause ———

Tides

Neal tide

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