Ocean Tides and Lunar Gravity Exercise

Ocean Tides and Lunar Gravity

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Ocean Tides and Lunar Gravity

Explore how the gravitational pull of the Moon causes ocean tides on Earth. Study the daily cycles of high and low tides along coastal regions.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    What is the primary cause of ocean tides on Earth?

  2. MultiChoice

    How many high tides do most coastal areas experience each day?

  3. MultiChoice

    What is the regular rise and fall of ocean sea levels called?

  4. MultiChoice

    Why does the moon have a stronger gravitational effect on tides than the sun?

  5. MultiChoice

    What is created on the side of Earth facing directly toward the moon?

  6. MultiChoice

    What creates the high tide bulge on the side of Earth opposite to the moon?

  7. MultiChoice

    Approximately how long passes between one high tide and the next high tide in semidiurnal areas?

  8. MultiChoice

    What is the coastal area between high tide level and low tide level called?

  9. MultiChoice

    What is the difference in height between high tide and low tide called?

  10. MultiChoice

    Why are tidal times about 50 minutes later each day?

  11. MultiChoice

    What type of tide pattern has only one high tide and one low tide per day?

  12. MultiChoice

    What type of tide pattern has two high tides of roughly equal height each day?