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Chapter 14 section 4

Chapter 14 section 4. Tides S6E3d ~Explain the causes of waves, currents, and tides. What are tides? What two forces influence tides? What is the force that pulls the tides?. the periodic daily rise and fall of ocean water. The sun and moon. gravity.

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Chapter 14 section 4

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  1. Chapter 14 section 4 Tides S6E3d ~Explain the causes of waves, currents, and tides.

  2. What are tides? What two forces influence tides? What is the force that pulls the tides? the periodic daily rise and fall of ocean water. The sun and moon. gravity

  3. 4. Who first discovered the relationship between the phases of the moon and the tides? 5. Where is the moon’s pull the strongest on Earth? By a Greek named Pytheas. Directly facing the moon.

  4. 6. What are high tides? 7. What are low tides? A bulge that takes place on parts of Earth facing or opposite the moon. Forms when water is drawn away from the area between high tides.

  5. High Tide • Low Tide

  6. High and Low tidesBay at Fundy

  7. 8. What are the two factors that determine when tides occur? 9. How long does it take for a spot on Earth that is facing the moon to rotate so that it is facing the moon again? Rotation of the Earth and the revolution of the moon. 24 hours and 50 minutes

  8. 10. What is a tidal range? 11. What is a spring tide? The difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide. Tides that occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned with the highest tidal range. They occur during the new and full moons.

  9. 12. What are neap tides? Tides with the smallest daily tidal range that occur when the moon, Earth and sun are at right angles. occurs during the first and third quarters of the moon.

  10. 13. What is a tidal bore? 14. Where do tidal bores occur? A body of water that rushes into a narrow bay and causes a very sudden tidal rise. Along coastal areas in the Bristish Isles, China, France, and Canada.

  11. Tidal bores

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