The highest tides in the world occur where?

 The highest tides in the world occur where?

Long Island Sound, NY

Bay of Fundy, Canada

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Lituya Bay, Alaska

•             Question 2          The most dominant force(s) acting on our oceans that produce(s) tides is/are:

convection

 centrifugal force

gravity

both b and c

•             Question 3          The law of gravitation dictates that as objects decrease distance from one another, their gravitational attraction _________________________.

increases

decreases

remains the same

                Question 4          The more massive the object, the ___________________its gravitational force is.

weaker

stronger

neither; mass does not have an impact on gravity

•             Question 5          Which of the following has the most direct impact on tides in our world oceans?

the Moon

the Sun

erosion

convection

•             Question 6          Because Earth has to “play catch- up” with the moon in its orbit, tidal cycles are ______________________ each successive day (according to equilibrium tidal theory).

50 minutes earlier

25 minutes earlier

50 minutes later

25 minutes later

•             Question 7          Spring tide occurs during:

full moon

third quarter moon

new moon

 both a and c

•             Question 8          Neap tide occurs during:

waxing crescent

waning gibbous

full moon

1st quarter

•             Question 9          Equilibrium tide is a simplified tidal model that assumes all of the following except:

tidal period is 12 hours

oceans are deep and uniform in depth

continents divide ocean basins

two tidal bulges toward and away from the Moon

•             Question 10        Long Island experiences:

semi diurnal tides

equilibrium tides

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