Miss Herman's Tides Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Tidal bulge | the bulges of the oceans at the sides of Earth facing toward and away from the Moon |
| Tide | the daily changes in the ocean level at shorelines around the world |
| Neap tide | a tide that is produced when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth. |
| Tidal range | the difference in the water level between high tide and low tide |
| Spring tide | a tide that is produced when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth are aligned. |
| ebb tide | this tide occurs when the water level is dropping from from high to low tide |
| flood tide | this tide occurs when the water level is rising from low to high tide |
| This is how long a complete cycle of four tides takes | 24 hours and 50 mins |
| this is the number of tides that most bodies of water experience daily | 4 |
| Neap tides occur during what Moon phases? | first quarter and third quarter phases of the moon |
| Spring tides occur during what Moon phases? | New and Full phases of the moon |
| What causes the tides to occur? | the Moon's gravitational pull |
| What three things effect the tidal range? | the shape and size of the land and the depth of the water |
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