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What causes the tides

Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Circle the best answer.

  1. High tides at Esme's dock on Monday are at 3:10 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Wednesday?

    • 3:10 a.m. and 3:35 p.m.
    • 1:30 a.m. and 1:55 p.m.
    • 4:50 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.
    • 4:00 a.m. and 4:25 p.m.

  2. High tides at Jun's harbor on Wednesday are at 6:40 a.m. and 7:05 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Friday?

    • 8:20 a.m. and 8:45 p.m.
    • 5:00 a.m. and 5:25 p.m.
    • 6:40 a.m. and 7:05 p.m.
    • 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 p.m.

  3. High tides at Kira's beach on Friday are at 1:20 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Sunday?

    • 3:00 a.m. and 3:25 p.m.
    • 11:40 p.m. and 12:05 p.m.
    • 2:10 a.m. and 2:35 p.m.
    • 1:20 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.

  4. High tides at Luz's pier on Tuesday are at 5:05 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Friday?

    • 5:05 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
    • 5:55 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.
    • 2:35 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
    • 7:35 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

  5. Milo's class wants to test whether the Moon's phase changes the tidal range at the town dock. Which plan is best?

    • Measure the water height each hour at the dock for a month and note the Moon's phase.
    • Measure the water height each hour at the dock for a month and note the wind each day.
    • Measure the water height at a different beach each day for a month and note the Moon's phase.
    • Measure the water height each hour on one day, then compare it with the Moon that night.

  6. Pia wants to test whether a storm changes the time of high tide at the boat ramp. Which plan is best?

    • Compare table times with real times at the ramp on calm days and on stormy days.
    • Count the waves at the ramp on calm days and on stormy days, writing down each count.
    • Compare the tide table's times with real times at a different harbor each stormy day.
    • Compare the tide table's time with the real time at the ramp on a single stormy day.

  7. Ren's club wants to test whether tides are bigger near new and full moons. Which plan is best?

    • Count the boats in the harbor near each new and full moon for two months.
    • Measure the range at one harbor for two months, near new, full and quarter moons.
    • Measure the range on the day of one full moon and treat that as the answer.
    • Measure the range at a different harbor each time, near new and full moons, not the quarters.

  8. Read this first

    Table (example data)

    Mon, high at 6:10 a.m., 1.8 m, low 0.6 m. Tue, high at 7:00 a.m., 1.9 m, low 0.5 m. Wed, high at 7:50 a.m., 2.0 m, low 0.4 m.

  9. Tala studies a three-day tide table. Which claim does the table support?

    • On coasts around the world, tides come 50 minutes later each day.
    • Ten days after Monday, the high tide will come at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon.
    • The range stayed the same, because the high tide changed by 0.1 m a day.
    • High tide came about 50 minutes later each day, and the range grew a little.

  10. Table (example data)

    Thu, high at 5:20 a.m., 2.4 m, low 0.3 m. Fri, high at 6:10 a.m., 2.3 m, low 0.4 m. Sat, high at 7:00 a.m., 2.2 m, low 0.5 m.

  11. Zee studies a three-day tide table at a bay. Which claim does the table support?

    • The range stayed the same, because the high tide was about 2.3 m on each day.
    • The range will keep shrinking until it reaches zero within about a week.
    • High tide came about 50 minutes later each day, and the range shrank a little.
    • At bays around the Earth, the range shrinks for three days in a row, then grows again.

  12. Table (example data)

    Mon, high at 8:00 a.m., 1.6 m, low 0.6 m. Tue, high at 8:50 a.m., 1.8 m, low 0.5 m. Wed, high at 9:40 a.m., 2.1 m, low 0.5 m.

  13. Ari studies a three-day tide table at a dock. Which claim does the table support?

    • On docks around the world, the range grows for three days before shrinking.
    • The range stayed the same, because the low tide was 0.5 m on two of the days.
    • The range will be 3.0 m next Wednesday, because it grew on each of the three days.
    • High tide came about 50 minutes later each day, and the range grew daily.
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What causes the tides

Answer Key - Grade 6 Science Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer.

  1. High tides at Esme's dock on Monday are at 3:10 a.m. and 3:35 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Wednesday?

    • 3:10 a.m. and 3:35 p.m.
    • 1:30 a.m. and 1:55 p.m.
    • 4:50 a.m. and 5:15 p.m.
    • 4:00 a.m. and 4:25 p.m.

  2. High tides at Jun's harbor on Wednesday are at 6:40 a.m. and 7:05 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Friday?

    • 8:20 a.m. and 8:45 p.m.
    • 5:00 a.m. and 5:25 p.m.
    • 6:40 a.m. and 7:05 p.m.
    • 7:30 a.m. and 7:55 p.m.

  3. High tides at Kira's beach on Friday are at 1:20 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Sunday?

    • 3:00 a.m. and 3:25 p.m.
    • 11:40 p.m. and 12:05 p.m.
    • 2:10 a.m. and 2:35 p.m.
    • 1:20 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.

  4. High tides at Luz's pier on Tuesday are at 5:05 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tide times come about 50 minutes later each day. When are the two high tides on Friday?

    • 5:05 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
    • 5:55 a.m. and 6:20 p.m.
    • 2:35 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
    • 7:35 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.

  5. Milo's class wants to test whether the Moon's phase changes the tidal range at the town dock. Which plan is best?

    • Measure the water height each hour at the dock for a month and note the Moon's phase.
    • Measure the water height each hour at the dock for a month and note the wind each day.
    • Measure the water height at a different beach each day for a month and note the Moon's phase.
    • Measure the water height each hour on one day, then compare it with the Moon that night.

  6. Pia wants to test whether a storm changes the time of high tide at the boat ramp. Which plan is best?

    • Compare table times with real times at the ramp on calm days and on stormy days.
    • Count the waves at the ramp on calm days and on stormy days, writing down each count.
    • Compare the tide table's times with real times at a different harbor each stormy day.
    • Compare the tide table's time with the real time at the ramp on a single stormy day.

  7. Ren's club wants to test whether tides are bigger near new and full moons. Which plan is best?

    • Count the boats in the harbor near each new and full moon for two months.
    • Measure the range at one harbor for two months, near new, full and quarter moons.
    • Measure the range on the day of one full moon and treat that as the answer.
    • Measure the range at a different harbor each time, near new and full moons, not the quarters.

  8. Read this first

    Table (example data)

    Mon, high at 6:10 a.m., 1.8 m, low 0.6 m. Tue, high at 7:00 a.m., 1.9 m, low 0.5 m. Wed, high at 7:50 a.m., 2.0 m, low 0.4 m.

  9. Tala studies a three-day tide table. Which claim does the table support?

    • On coasts around the world, tides come 50 minutes later each day.
    • Ten days after Monday, the high tide will come at 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon.
    • The range stayed the same, because the high tide changed by 0.1 m a day.
    • High tide came about 50 minutes later each day, and the range grew a little.

  10. Table (example data)

    Thu, high at 5:20 a.m., 2.4 m, low 0.3 m. Fri, high at 6:10 a.m., 2.3 m, low 0.4 m. Sat, high at 7:00 a.m., 2.2 m, low 0.5 m.

  11. Zee studies a three-day tide table at a bay. Which claim does the table support?

    • The range stayed the same, because the high tide was about 2.3 m on each day.
    • The range will keep shrinking until it reaches zero within about a week.
    • High tide came about 50 minutes later each day, and the range shrank a little.
    • At bays around the Earth, the range shrinks for three days in a row, then grows again.

  12. Table (example data)

    Mon, high at 8:00 a.m., 1.6 m, low 0.6 m. Tue, high at 8:50 a.m., 1.8 m, low 0.5 m. Wed, high at 9:40 a.m., 2.1 m, low 0.5 m.

  13. Ari studies a three-day tide table at a dock. Which claim does the table support?

    • On docks around the world, the range grows for three days before shrinking.
    • The range stayed the same, because the low tide was 0.5 m on two of the days.
    • The range will be 3.0 m next Wednesday, because it grew on each of the three days.
    • High tide came about 50 minutes later each day, and the range grew daily.