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What Causes Tides?
What Are Tides?

Have you spent a day on an ocean beach and
noticed that the water comes in closer or goes
out farther during the day?

Have you wondered why the water does this?
What Are Tides?

The water rises and falls because of the tides.
There are two high tides and two low tides in a
little less than 25 hours—just a little more than
one full day.
You arrive at the beach at 9:00 A.M. You lay a towel on
the sand, and then you run 30 steps to reach the water’s
 edge. By 3:00 P.M., the water has almost reached your
          towel. What do you think happened?
       The waves got bigger.


       Rainwater filled up the sea.


       The tide came in.
What Causes Tides?
Basically, tides are caused by the moon’s
gravity.
The moon pulls water on the Earth toward
itself, causing a bulge on the side of the Earth
near the moon.
           Water bulges on the side of
           the Earth nearest the moon.




But there’s more to it than that.
What Else Is Happening?
       The Earth rotates one full turn in 24 hours, but
       the bulge of water stays on the side of the Earth
       facing the moon. The bulge stays in place as the
       Earth moves under it.
       The moon also orbits around the Earth about
       every 27 to 28 days.
Earth rotates this way.

                                           Moon orbits this way.
Draw an arrow to show which way the Earth rotates,
then draw another arrow to show which way the moon
              orbits around the Earth.
How Else Does the Moon Affect
           the Tides?
Earlier we said that it takes almost 25 hours for
a cycle of tides to finish. But why is this so, if a
day is only 24 hours long?
The moon is a little
farther East every day.
This also means that
the water bulge caused
by the moon’s gravity
arrives a little later
every day.
Moon and Earth Move


      The Earth must rotate a little more before any
      one place is as close to the moon as it was the
      day before.
                   That’s why it takes more than one full
                   day for the tides to finish a full cycle.


                                         Noon on Tuesday

Earth’s
North Pole                               Moon orbits this way
                        Noon on Monday
On Saturday at the beach, the water is highest at 11:15 A.M.
      On Sunday, the water is highest at 11:55 A.M.
            Why does the tide come in later?

       It’s really the same time, but your watch
       is fast, so you think it’s earlier.

       The moon has moved a little, so the beach
       is closest to the moon at a later time.

       The tide always comes in later on Sunday.
Why Are There Two High Tides and
        Two Low Tides?
There are really two bulges of water on the Earth.
One bulge is toward the moon. The other bulge is
on the far side of Earth from the moon. Why?
Have you ever ridden a carousel?
Did you feel your body pulled to the outside
as the carousel spun?
The same thing happens to water
on Earth.
The Earth and Moon Really Orbit
               Each Other
    We say that the moon orbits the Earth, but in
    fact, the Earth moves a little too, because of the
    moon’s gravity.
                                    Common center
                                    of gravity




The Earth and moon both orbit a
common point.
Some Water is Spun into the
Opposite Direction from the Moon
As the Earth follows the moon’s gravity, some
water on the Earth is pulled in the opposite
direction.                                   Earth’s movement
                                               pulls other water
                                               in the opposite
  Moon’s gravity                               direction.
  pulls some water
  toward the moon.




Where the water bulges are, the tide is high.
Between the bulges, the tide is low. That’s why
there are two high tides and two low tides each day.
You’re on the beach at midnight. The moon is
     right overhead. Will the tide be…

    …high, because the moon is as close as it
    can be to where you are?

    …between low and high, because the
    tide rises and sets with the Sun?

    …low, because the tide is
    caused by the Sun’s gravity?
Draw where you would expect the bulges of
    water that cause high tides to be.
The sun is rising, but you can still see the moon in the
western sky. Would you expect the tide to be going out?



       Yes



       No

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Mouse mischief tides

  • 2. What Are Tides? Have you spent a day on an ocean beach and noticed that the water comes in closer or goes out farther during the day? Have you wondered why the water does this?
  • 3. What Are Tides? The water rises and falls because of the tides. There are two high tides and two low tides in a little less than 25 hours—just a little more than one full day.
  • 4. You arrive at the beach at 9:00 A.M. You lay a towel on the sand, and then you run 30 steps to reach the water’s edge. By 3:00 P.M., the water has almost reached your towel. What do you think happened? The waves got bigger. Rainwater filled up the sea. The tide came in.
  • 5. What Causes Tides? Basically, tides are caused by the moon’s gravity. The moon pulls water on the Earth toward itself, causing a bulge on the side of the Earth near the moon. Water bulges on the side of the Earth nearest the moon. But there’s more to it than that.
  • 6. What Else Is Happening? The Earth rotates one full turn in 24 hours, but the bulge of water stays on the side of the Earth facing the moon. The bulge stays in place as the Earth moves under it. The moon also orbits around the Earth about every 27 to 28 days. Earth rotates this way. Moon orbits this way.
  • 7. Draw an arrow to show which way the Earth rotates, then draw another arrow to show which way the moon orbits around the Earth.
  • 8. How Else Does the Moon Affect the Tides? Earlier we said that it takes almost 25 hours for a cycle of tides to finish. But why is this so, if a day is only 24 hours long? The moon is a little farther East every day. This also means that the water bulge caused by the moon’s gravity arrives a little later every day.
  • 9. Moon and Earth Move The Earth must rotate a little more before any one place is as close to the moon as it was the day before. That’s why it takes more than one full day for the tides to finish a full cycle. Noon on Tuesday Earth’s North Pole Moon orbits this way Noon on Monday
  • 10. On Saturday at the beach, the water is highest at 11:15 A.M. On Sunday, the water is highest at 11:55 A.M. Why does the tide come in later? It’s really the same time, but your watch is fast, so you think it’s earlier. The moon has moved a little, so the beach is closest to the moon at a later time. The tide always comes in later on Sunday.
  • 11. Why Are There Two High Tides and Two Low Tides? There are really two bulges of water on the Earth. One bulge is toward the moon. The other bulge is on the far side of Earth from the moon. Why? Have you ever ridden a carousel? Did you feel your body pulled to the outside as the carousel spun? The same thing happens to water on Earth.
  • 12. The Earth and Moon Really Orbit Each Other We say that the moon orbits the Earth, but in fact, the Earth moves a little too, because of the moon’s gravity. Common center of gravity The Earth and moon both orbit a common point.
  • 13. Some Water is Spun into the Opposite Direction from the Moon As the Earth follows the moon’s gravity, some water on the Earth is pulled in the opposite direction. Earth’s movement pulls other water in the opposite Moon’s gravity direction. pulls some water toward the moon. Where the water bulges are, the tide is high. Between the bulges, the tide is low. That’s why there are two high tides and two low tides each day.
  • 14. You’re on the beach at midnight. The moon is right overhead. Will the tide be… …high, because the moon is as close as it can be to where you are? …between low and high, because the tide rises and sets with the Sun? …low, because the tide is caused by the Sun’s gravity?
  • 15. Draw where you would expect the bulges of water that cause high tides to be.
  • 16. The sun is rising, but you can still see the moon in the western sky. Would you expect the tide to be going out? Yes No