Tides Answer Key
Understand what causes tides and why they change throughout the day and month.
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What Causes Tides
Q1.What causes ocean tides?
The gravitational pull of the Moon (and to a lesser extent, the Sun) on Earth's oceans.
Q2.Why are there usually two high tides per day?
One on the side facing the Moon (pulled toward it) and one on the opposite side (inertia creates a bulge there too).
Q3.What's a spring tide?
Extra-high tides that happen during new and full moons when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned.
Tidal Patterns
Q4.What's a neap tide?
Q5.How long is a tidal cycle?
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