🎯 Learning Goals

WALT (We Are Learning To):

• Understand what causes tides to occur

• Identify patterns in tide movements

• Explain how the Moon affects Earth's oceans

Success Criteria:

• I can explain what causes high and low tides

• I can identify the role of gravity in tide formation

• I can describe tide patterns over a day and month

📚 Part 1: Understanding Tides

1. What is the main cause of tides on Earth?

The Sun's heat

The Moon's gravitational pull

Ocean currents

Wind patterns

2. How many high tides occur at most coastal locations each day?

One

Two

Three

Four

3. What happens to the water level during high tide?

It stays the same

It rises higher on the shore

It moves away from the shore

It becomes warmer

4. Approximately how long does it take for a complete tide cycle (high tide to high tide)?

6 hours

12 hours and 25 minutes

24 hours

48 hours

5. Which force is responsible for creating tides?

Magnetism

Gravity

Electricity

Friction

🌊 Part 2: Tide Patterns and Effects

6. When the Moon is directly overhead, what type of tide occurs below it?

Low tide

High tide

No tide

Medium tide

7. Why do some areas experience two high tides per day?

Earth rotates once every 24 hours

The Moon causes bulges on both sides of Earth

The Sun heats the water twice daily

Ocean currents change direction

8. What happens to tide times from one day to the next?

They stay exactly the same

They occur about 50 minutes later each day

They occur 2 hours earlier each day

They become completely random

9. Which celestial body has the strongest effect on Earth's tides?

The Sun

The Moon

Mars

Jupiter

10. What would happen to tides if the Moon suddenly disappeared?

Tides would become much stronger

Tides would become much weaker

Tides would stay the same

New tides would form immediately

Tides and Water Patterns

Tides and Water Patterns

🎯 Learning Goals

📚 Part 1: Understanding Tides

🌊 Part 2: Tide Patterns and Effects

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