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RCHS TIDES
tides and pirates unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of tidal pattern has two high tides per day with unequal tidal ranges? | mixed semidiurnal |
| What type of tidal pattern has two high tides per day of equal value | semidiurnal |
| What type of tidal pattern has one high tide and one low tide per day? | diurnal |
| What type of tidal pattern is found on our east coast? | semidiurnal |
| What type of tidal pattern is found on our west coast? | mixed semidiurnal |
| What type of tidal pattern is found in the gulf of mexico | diurnal |
| How many times larger is the tidal force from the moon vs the tidal force of the sun? | 2X (slightly more than twice as strong) |
| What type of tides occur when the sun moon, and earth line up? | spring tide |
| What type of tides occur when the sun, moon, and earth form a right angle to each other? | neap tide |
| What type of tide is found when you have perigee, perihelion and a spring tide? | king tide |
| What is the difference in height between a high tide and a low tide called? | tidal range |
| What is it called when you have a large tide that is funneled up a river causing fast moving water and maybe a wave? | tidal bore |
| Where are the highest tides in the world? | Bay of Fundy, Nova scotia |
| Name 3 chemical features are always changing in the intertidal zone? | oxygen, pH, nutrients, temp, salinity |
| What is the ecosystem found between the high tide and low tide lines? | intertidal zone |
| What arthropod is famous for our intertidal of NC? | blue crab |
| Why does the Earth have a tidal bulge away from the moon? | sloshing/inertia either answer |
| What line of latitude is associated with the sun during winter solstice? | tropic of capricorn |
| What line of latitude is associated with the sun during the two equanoxes? | equator |
| What line of latitude is associated with the sun during the summer solstice? | tropic of cancer |
| How many degrees is the tilt of the earth in relation to the sun? | 23.5 which explains the tropic lines of latitude |
| Who is edward teach and his boat? | Blackbeard and Queen Anne's revenge |
| What is the equipment that uses a spinning rod to create electricity? | generator |
| What is the equipment that uses electricity to spin a rod? | motor |
| What is the equipment that has blades that spin and is connected to a rod that then spins? | turbine |
| What three places do we use wind power the most? | midwest, ocean coast, mountain tops |
| What is the length of a lunar day? | 24 hours and 50 minutes |
| Why is a lunar day longer than 24 hours | it takes earth 50 more minutes of spinning to catch up to the moon |
| What is a day in terms of astronomy? | one spin of the earth |
| What is a month in terms of astronomy? | one orbit of moon around the earth |
| What is a year in terms of astronomy? | one orbit of earth around the sun |
| What leads to the seasons? | tilt of earth and orbit around the sun |
| What type of tidal current occurs when the water is flowing outwards? | ebb currrent |
| What type of tidal current occurs when the water is flowing inwards? | flood current |
| Why is energy transport cost high for wind energy? | Wind source/turbine is far from where electricity is used (mountaintops/ocean to city, so lots of cables needed |
| If a high tide off our coast is at noon, when would you expect the next high tide? | 1225 in the morning (12 hours + 25 min to catch up to the moon) |
| What is the sloshing type of wave that leads to really big tidal range in the Bay of Fundy? | seiche wave ("saysh") |
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