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Tides

Jo O'Bar 19 Fragen Aktualisiert am 11 Dez 2018

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  1. 1What are tides?
    1. APeriodic, short-term changes in the height of the ocean surface at a particular place
    2. BThe constant waves that lap up on a coast.
    3. CA laundry detergent
    4. DA yummy snack. (No. just no.)
  2. 2What causes tides?
    1. AThe gravitational force of the Moon, Sun, and Earth
    2. BWind
    3. CWater Displacement
    4. DDirty laundry
  3. 3Tide waves are the [blank_start]longest[blank_end] waves on earth: their wavelength is [blank_start]half[blank_end] of the Earth's circumference. These waves are known as [blank_start]forced[blank_end] waves.
    1. Alongest
    2. Bshortest
    3. Chalf
    4. D1/3
    5. E1/10
    6. F2/3
    7. Gforced
    8. Hnatural
    9. Irogue
  4. 4The moon's gravity [blank_start]attracts[blank_end] the ocean. Then the Motion of the Earth around the [blank_start]center of mass[blank_end] of the Earth-moon system causes a [blank_start]bulge[blank_end] on the side of the earth [blank_start]opposite[blank_end] the moon. Combined, this creates two [blank_start]bulges[blank_end].
    1. Aattracts
    2. Brepels
    3. Ccenter of mass
    4. Dmidpoint
    5. Eedge
    6. Fbulge
    7. Gdivot
    8. Hbulges
    9. Idivots
    10. Jopposite
    11. Kfacing
  5. 5[blank_start]High tides[blank_end]: the bulges are the crests of the planet-sized waves

    [blank_start]Low tides[blank_end]: the troughs, the area between the bulges
    1. AHigh tides
    2. BLow tides
  6. 6Label the imageBild zu Frage 6
    1. AIsland exposed
    2. BIsland submerged (evening)
    3. CIsland high & dry
    4. DInertia bulge
    5. EGravity bulge
    6. FIsland submerged (morning)
  7. 7Lunar tides:
    1. Atides caused by gravitation & inertial interaction of the moon and Earth
    2. Btides caused by gravitation & inertial interaction of the sun and Earth
    3. Ctides caused by Luna Lovegood, because she's great
  8. 8In a 24h solar day, the moon moves [blank_start]12.2[blank_end] degrees eastward. The earth must rotate another [blank_start]50[blank_end] minutes to again place the moon at the highest position.
    1. A12.2
    2. B50
    3. C10.2
    4. D21.2
    5. E50
    6. F12.2
    7. G40
    8. H10
  9. 9The sun has a greater effect on Earth's tide than the moon.
    1. ARichtig
    2. BFalsch
  10. 10[blank_start]Spring tide[blank_end]: when earth, moon, and sun are all in a line. These are [blank_start]additive[blank_end], and correspond to the [blank_start]new and full[blank_end] moons.

    [blank_start]Neap tide[blank_end]: When earth, sun, and moon form a right angle. Tide [blank_start]diminishes[blank_end] the lunar tide, and correspond with the [blank_start]quarter[blank_end] moons.
    1. ASpring tide
    2. Badditive
    3. Cnew and full
    4. DNeap tide
    5. Ediminishes
    6. Fquarter

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quiz covering tides from oceanography course at UWF
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