3.4 Tides

If it’s low tide at 3 p.m., when is the next high tide?

If high tide happens at 6 a.m., when will the next high tide occur?

When the Moon and Sun pull from different angles, the difference between high and low tide is small. What kind of tide is this?

Which word describes the total change between high tide and low tide?

A scientist records the lowest tide at 2 m and highest tide at 6 m. What is the tidal range, and what could cause it to be large?

Why might a place with a very small tidal range be safer for building a harbour?

What is a place where ships dock and unload goods?

Which word means the distance from the water’s surface to the sea floor?

Which natural event can also be slightly affected by Earth tides?

Why can some boats in a harbour move only during high tide?

What do we call the pull of the Moon’s gravity that moves water on Earth?

The regular rise and fall of the sea level along the shore is called a _______.

In a coastal area, the high tide depth is 8 m and the low tide depth is 3 m. What is the tidal range?

The tidal range is 1.2 m. The low tide is 4.8 m deep. What is the high tide depth?