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Tides, Currents and Waves Review

Quiz by Brittany McCloskey [KHS]

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  • Q1
    The daily rise and fall of large bodies of water, or the vertical movement of water is known as
    Tides
    Currents
    Waves
    Energy
    30s
  • Q2
    Which of the following controls tide
    solar energy
    currents
    waves
    Gravitational pull of the moon
    30s
  • Q3
    If high tide is 10 m and low tide is 6 m, what is the tidal range?
    60 m
    30 m
    16 m
    4 m
    30s
  • Q4
    If high tide is 8 m and low tide is 2 m, what is the mean sea level?
    5 m
    10 m
    16 m
    6 m
    30s
  • Q5
    There are two tidal bulges, or pools, created by all the water on earth to cause the changing of tides. What causes the tidal bulge located closest to the moon?
    Centripetal Force
    Gravity
    Inertia
    Coriolis Effect
    30s
  • Q6
    There are two tidal bulges, or pools, created by all the water on earth to cause the changing of tides. What causes the tidal bulge located opposite of the moon?
    Gravity
    Thermohaline currents
    Solar Energy
    Inertia
    30s
  • Q7
    What type of tides experience one high tide and one low tide every cycle?
    spring
    mixed
    diurnal
    neap
    30s
  • Q8
    What type of tides experience 2 high tides and 2 low tides that are equal?
    Spring
    Dirunal
    Semidiurnal
    Mixed
    30s
  • Q9
    What type of tides experience two uneven high tides and low tides with the first being more extreme?
    Neap
    Semidiurnal
    Spring
    Mixed
    30s
  • Q10
    What type of tides cause the highest highs and lowest lows?
    Neap
    Mixed
    Spring
    None of these
    30s
  • Q11
    What type of tides cause the lowest highs and highest lows?
    Mixed
    Neap
    Semidirunal
    Spring
    30s
  • Q12
    How are the sun moon and earth positioned during neap tides?
    Unknown
    The sun and moon are in a right angle with the earth
    At a 40 degree angle
    All line up
    30s
  • Q13
    What is the highest point of a wave?
    Trough
    Amplitude
    Crest
    Height
    30s
  • Q14
    What is the measurement of a wave from crest to crest?
    Length
    Frequency
    Height
    Steepness
    30s
  • Q15
    What is the measurement from trough to normal sea level, also known as half a wavelength?
    Frequency
    Height
    Steepness
    Amplitude
    30s

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