1. Which of the following statements best defines tides?
when waves get bigger because of an approaching storm
the rise and fall of ocean water that occurs about every 12.5 hours ****
the rise of ocean water that occurs 12 times a day
a giant wave that can be extremely dangerous without warning
2. Which of the following is true about spring tides but is not true about neap tides?
They must occur during a new moon in the spring. ***
They occur during the moon’s first-quarter and third-quarter phases.
They only occur during a full moon.
They can occur twice a month, during a new or full moon.
3. Which of the following effects do the sun and moon have on tides when they are nearly in line with Earth during a new moon?
They produce an extremely low tide.
They produce an extremely high tide. ***
They produce a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides, or a spring tide.
They produce a tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides, or a neap tide.
4. How does the size of high and low tides in a spring tide compare with the size of high and low tides in a neap tide? (
High and low tides in a spring tide are both much larger than high and low tides in a neap tide.
During a spring tide, high tides are higher than usual, and low tides are lower than usual; during a neap tide, the situation is reversed.
Neap tides usually produce much smaller high and low tides.
The size of the tides is really the same.
5. Most coastal areas have _____ high tide(s) and _____ low tide(s) each day. (1 point)
one; one
one; two
two; one
two; two
#1 is B
#2 is D
#3 is C
#4 is C
#5 is A
5/5 (100%).
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1. B
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. A
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