Question

Step 1: Watch this short Study Jam video on Ocean Tides:

Step 2: While watching the video, answer the questions below.

Tides are the continual (1)______and (2).____________of water in seas and oceans.
There are 2 (3)_______of high and low tides in every 24 hour period.
Tides are caused by the gradational pull of the (4)________
Neap tides are the (5)________of the (6)________tides and occur when the sun and moon create a 90 degree angle with the earth.
Spring tides are the (7).________of the (8).________tides and occur when the sun, earth, and moon line up in a straight line.

Step 3: Watch this short video on Ocean waves and currents:

Step 4: While watching the video, answer the following questions:

A (9).______is the up and down movement of energy on the surface of the water.
A (10).________ is the constant movement of water in a river or ocean and they move in a circular path.
The two types of currents are surface currents and (11).__________ currents.
Surface currents are pushed along by winds and the (12)._________which is the effect of the Earth's rotation that causes wind to move in a curved path.
Deep ocean currents are moved by (13).______ and salinity levels (saltiness).

Answer 1

(1) rise
(2) fall
(3) sets
(4) moon
(5) weakest
(6) tides
(7) strongest
(8) tides
(9) wave
(10) current
(11) deep
(12) Coriolis effect
(13) temperature