Semester Project Evaluation

By:  Sydney # 4113

      Courtney #4104

      Shelby #4111

1. Spring tides occur when the Sun and Moon aligned and are higher.

A. True

B. False

2. Neap tides are higher high tides.

A. True

B. False

 

3. Tides are mostly caused by-

A. The spinning of the Earth

B. The orbiting of the Earth around the Sun

C. The Moon’s pull of gravity on the Earth

D. The Sun’s pull of gravity on the Earth

 

4. Spring Tides happen during ______ and _______ moons and Neap Tides happen during ________ moons.

A. Gibbous, Crescent, Quarter

B. 1st Quarter, 3rd Quarter, New

C. Full, New, Quarter

D. Full, New, Crescent

 

5. The farthest point a tide rises up a shoreline is called

A. Low tides

B. High tides

C. Maximum tides

D. Minimum tides

6. Tides are-

A. Movement of the Earth’s water through the ocean .

B. The daily rise and fall of the Earth’s water along the shore.

C. The increase in the amount of water in the Earth’s oceans.

D. The cycling of water through the environment.

 

7.  A single beach on the Earth would have ______ each day?

A.  1 high tide and 1 low tide

B.  2 high tides and 2 low tides

C.  4 high tides and 4 low tides

D.  24 total tides

 

8. Spring tides occur when the sun and moon are higher.

A. True

B. False

 

9. The Earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours.

A. True

B. False

 

10. Moon rotates twice every 27 days.

A. True

B. False