All About the Tides

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Across
  1. 2. a type of tidal pattern where there are 2 different high and low tides per day
  2. 6. the type of current that occurs for several minutes after high tide and several minutes after low tide
  3. 8. when water rushes INTO a bay or river with an incoming high tide
  4. 11. the tidal pattern that occurs when there are 2 high and 2 low tides every day
  5. 12. This day is 50 minutes longer than our regular day
  6. 13. tidal currents occur at the ____ of bays and some rivers due to daily flow of tides
  7. 14. the number of basic types of tidal currents
  8. 15. when the water DRAINS out of a bay or river due to the approaching low tide
Down
  1. 1. The 24 hr day that we all know
  2. 3. when there is only 1 high and 1 low tide per day
  3. 4. When the sun and moon are NOT aligned during the 1st and 3rd quarter moon, this kind of tide occurs
  4. 5. It's gravitational force has a much greater influence on the tides than the sun
  5. 7. a renewable energy source that works by catching the energy in the ebb and flood of water
  6. 9. When the sun and moon are aligned during a new full moon, this kind of tide occurs
  7. 10. this place experiences the highest tidal range in the world