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1 Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides
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2 A Rising Tide of Interest
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides A Rising Tide of Interest What causes tides? Tides are daily changes in the level of ocean water. Tides are caused by the difference in the gravitational force of the sun and moon across Earth. The difference in gravitational force is called the tidal force. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 2

3 Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides
What causes tides? Because the moon is closer to Earth, the moon is mainly responsible for Earth’s tides. Water on the side of Earth closest to the moon bulges toward the moon. A bulge is created on both the near side and the far side of Earth. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 3

4 What are high tides and low tides?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What are high tides and low tides? High tide is a water level that is higher than the average sea level. Low tide is a water level that is lower than the average sea level. Tidal bulges move around Earth following the motion of the moon. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 4

5 What are high tides and low tides?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What are high tides and low tides? How do high tide and low tide move around Earth with respect to the moon? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 5

6 Tide Me Over What are two kinds of tidal ranges?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides Tide Me Over What are two kinds of tidal ranges? The moon’s tidal force is greater than the sun’s tidal force, which results in different tidal ranges. A tidal range is the difference between the levels of ocean water at high tide and low tide. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 6

7 What are two kinds of tidal ranges?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What are two kinds of tidal ranges? Spring tides are tides that have the largest daily tidal range. Spring tides happen when the sun, moon, and Earth form a straight line. Spring tides happen during the new moon and full moon phases every 14 days. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 7

8 What are two kinds of tidal ranges?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What are two kinds of tidal ranges? What causes the large tidal range of a spring tide? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 8

9 What are two kinds of tidal ranges?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What are two kinds of tidal ranges? Neap tides are tides that have the smallest daily tidal range. Neap tides happen when the sun, moon, and Earth form a 90° angle. During a neap tide, the gravitational effects of the sun and moon on Earth do not add together. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 9

10 What are two kinds of tidal ranges?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What are two kinds of tidal ranges? During which moon phases do neap tides occur? Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 10

11 What causes tidal cycles?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What causes tidal cycles? The moon revolves around Earth much more slowly than Earth rotates. A place on Earth facing the moon takes 24 h and 50 min to rotate to face the moon again. So, the cycle of high tides and low tides at that place happens 50 min later each day. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 11

12 What causes tidal cycles?
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides What causes tidal cycles? Because the tidal cycle occurs in 24 h and 50 min intervals, it takes about 6 h and 12.5 min for water in an area to go from high tide to low tide. It takes about 12 h and 25 min to go from one high tide to the next high tide. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 12

13 Extreme Living Conditions
Unit 3 Lesson 3 Earth’s Tides Extreme Living Conditions Organisms living along coastlines must be able to survive at both high tide and low tide. Barnacles must survive the differences in water level and temperatures during tidal cycles. Starfish live in tidal pools where water remains during low tide. Ghost crabs scurry to avoid being underwater at high tide. Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 13

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