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Which celestial body has the greatest influence on tides?
Which celestial body has the greatest influence on tides?
- The Earth
- The Sun
- The Mars
- The Moon (correct)
What is the approximate wavelength of a tide?
What is the approximate wavelength of a tide?
- 10,000 kilometers
- 20,000 kilometers (correct)
- 30,000 kilometers
- 40,000 kilometers
What causes the phases of the Moon?
What causes the phases of the Moon?
- The Earth's rotation on its axis
- The Earth's orbit around the Sun
- The Moon's orbit around the Earth (correct)
- The Moon's orbit around the Sun
Which celestial body causes the high tide on Earth?
Which celestial body causes the high tide on Earth?
What is the term used to describe the configuration of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in a straight line?
What is the term used to describe the configuration of the Earth, Moon, and Sun in a straight line?
How often do spring tides occur?
How often do spring tides occur?
Which celestial body exerts a gravitational influence on the Earth's oceans?
Which celestial body exerts a gravitational influence on the Earth's oceans?
Which direction do the oceans tend to flow in response to the gravitational force from the Moon?
Which direction do the oceans tend to flow in response to the gravitational force from the Moon?
What causes the Earth's rotation to slow down over time?
What causes the Earth's rotation to slow down over time?
Which celestial body has a significant gravitational effect on the Earth's surface?
Which celestial body has a significant gravitational effect on the Earth's surface?
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?
How long does it take for the Moon to complete one orbit around the Earth?
What is the position of the Moon during a full moon?
What is the position of the Moon during a full moon?
Why is there a high tide on the opposite side of the Earth from the moon?
Why is there a high tide on the opposite side of the Earth from the moon?
What is the difference between neap tides and spring tides?
What is the difference between neap tides and spring tides?
Why does the moon cause larger tides than the sun, even though the sun is more massive?
Why does the moon cause larger tides than the sun, even though the sun is more massive?
The gravitational force across the planet due to tides goes as one over the radius to the ______ power.
The gravitational force across the planet due to tides goes as one over the radius to the ______ power.
What is the critical distinction between the gravitational force itself and the gradient in gravitational force across the planet due to tides?
What is the critical distinction between the gravitational force itself and the gradient in gravitational force across the planet due to tides?
What is the mass ratio between the Sun and the Moon?
What is the mass ratio between the Sun and the Moon?
What is the radius ratio to the third power between the Earth and the Moon?
What is the radius ratio to the third power between the Earth and the Moon?
What causes tides on the Earth's surface?
What causes tides on the Earth's surface?
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