Unit 4, Lesson 3 Reading Notes
EARTHS TIDES
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11. Sketch out spring tides during a full moon:
1.
Page 222 – what are tides caused by:
2.
Page 222- How often tides occur is dependent on what?
3.
Page 222- what causes the tidal water to bulge?
4.
Page 223- true or false: Tidal bulges follow the motion of the Earth
Answer question 6: A-B-C
5.
/ Answer question 7
Which gravitational pull has the greatest effect on tides:
a. The moons gravitational pull on Earth
b. The sun’s gravitational pull on the moon
6. Page 224- What are tides due to? _________________________
7. What causes different tidal ranges?
8.
What is the alignment of the solar bodies during Spring Tides
9. Spring Tides happen every ___________ days.
10. Sketch out spring tides during a new moon:
12. What are the alignments of the solar bodies when there are neap
tides?
13. Page 225- During a ___________ tide, the gravitational __________
of the sun, moon and Earth __ ______ add together as they do in
spring _____________.
14. What makes the difference of a first quarter and a third quarter
phase for neap tides?
15. Sketch out a drawing of a third quarter neap tide: be sure to
include the Sun’s location, the shading of the moon, the location of
the moon in relation to the sun and earth and the bulges for neap
tides.
Unit 4, Lesson 3 Reading Notes
Complete the Venn diagram on page 225 / Answer question 12 on PG. 226
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The following terms will be your word maps: tide / tidal range /
spring tide / neap tide
Please make sure your word maps are finished and ready to hand in
Tomorrow.
There will be a quiz shortly over Unit 4, Lesson 3. Please complete
page 229 and be ready to go over the answers the day before the
quiz.
16. Read page 227:
Where do crabs prefer to live _______________
Would barnacles be able to survive in a tidal zone area? _______
Define where starfish live - Starfish live in _______________ which
are :