The Tides Quiz

Tides are caused by the force of gravity from mainly the moon, and a little bit by the force of gravity of the sun.

The Upper Cook Inlet is located in Anchorage, Alaska.

The average rise of water brought in by tides in the Upper Cook Inlet is 33 feet.

<p>The name of Alaska's largest port is the Port of Alaska.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three types of tides can occur as Earth revolves around the sun.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diurnal tides are tides that include one high and low tide each day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>High and low tides are differentiated by their tidal ranges, which are the differences in the height of the water caused by tides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spring tides are tides that occur during new moons and result in above-average high tides and below-average low tides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spring tides occur during new moons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Neap tides are tides that cause below-average high and low tides and occur during the first and last quarter phases of the moon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The rotation of Earth causes the force of gravity to pull and retract the water towards the moon as it spins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Semidiurnal tides are characterized by two low and two high tides each day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Spring tides occur during new moons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A storm surge is an irregular increase in water created by storms in comparison to the normal predicted tide.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Estuaries provide a unique habitat and nutrients for a variety of animal and plant life.</p> Signup and view all the answers