Tides

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Across
  1. 2. Is the effect on tides from the sun bigger or smaller than the effect from the moon?
  2. 7. the periodic rise and fall of sea level
  3. 8. occurs when the earth, moon, and sun are all aligned and the tidal range is the largest.
  4. 9. How many low tides are there in a 24 hour period?
  5. 11. What happens to low tides when there is a neap tide?
  6. 14. difference in height between high and low tide
  7. 15. When do spring and neap tides alternate?
Down
  1. 1. what are ocean tides caused from?
  2. 3. what pulls on ocean water and causes the oceans to bulge toward the moon
  3. 4. occurs when earth,moon, and sun are at the right angles and the tidal range is the lowest
  4. 5. What happens to high tides when there is a spring tide?
  5. 6. Highest level in which water regularly rises
  6. 10. lowest level in which water regularly rises
  7. 12. Do the unbalanced forces generate tidal bulges at the same or opposite side of the earth?
  8. 13. Does tidal range vary or stay the same from place to place?