GLY105 Beaches and Coasts Tides Quiz

•             Question 1          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