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Name______________________________________________Date_________Div_________TIDES: As you read, answer the following questions:
1. What is a tide?
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2. What is the difference between a High Tide and a Low Tide?
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3. What is the main cause of tides on Earth?
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4.*Why do tides occur only in water not on land? (Refer to: Why Tides Occur)
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5. What causes low tides?
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6. **If the tidal cycle was actually 12 hours then high tides would occur at the same time every day. In reality, high tides occur about every 12 hours and 25 minutes. Can you think of why this would be the case? (Refer to: Why Tides Occur)
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7. *How does the Sun effect Earth’s tides? (Refer to: Spring Tides and Neap Tides)
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8. When do Spring tides occur?
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9. When do Neap Tides occur?
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10. **Assume that a spring tide occurs on September 1. Predict when the next neap tide will occur. When will the next spring tide occur? Explain your answers. (Refer to: Spring Tides and Neap Tides)
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