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Shipboard Training Enhancement (BSMT)
Quiz No. 3
Week 7 – Tides and Tidal Streams
Control No. W7Q3-001A
INSTRUCTION: DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS QUESTIONNAIRE. For PART 1, write the LETTER of your
choice in BLOCK LETTERS. For PART 2, write your answer on your answer sheet. TIME LIMIT: 1 hour
PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. An area with one high tide per tidal cycle is called a _________.
A. neap tide
B. diurnal cycle
C. semidiurnal cycle
D. mixed semidiurnal cycle
2. Tidal bulges are caused and effected by the _________.
A. centrifugal force
B. gravitational pull of the moon
C. gravitational pull of the sun and moon
D. all of the above
3. Semidiurnal tides are characterized by ___________.
A. one daily high tide

B. two daily high tides, one higher than the other
C. two daily high tides, both of the same approximate height
D. one daily high tide that is always higher than the high tide of the previous day
4. Dania beach has semidiurnal tides. Therefore, the beach will have ___________.
A. One high tide and one low tide each day

B. Two unequal high tides every 24 hours and 50 min
C. Two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 min
D. One daily high tide that is always higher than the high tide of the previous day
5. A coast in the Gulf of Mexico experiences diurnal tides. If low tide occurs at 3 PM on Monday, when would the
next tide occur?
A. 9:12 PM Monday
B. 3:25 AM Tuesday
C. 9:37 AM Tuesday
D. 3:50 PM Tuesday
6. Tides are actually waves.
A. The statement is TRUE.

B. The statement is FALSE.
C. The statement is TRUE under certain conditions.
D. The statement is FALSE under certain conditions.
7. During a neap tide, the high tides are lower and the low tides are higher.

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8. The wave length of a semidiurnal tide is a quarter of the circumference of the earth.

9. When spring tides occur, the high tides are __________ and the low tides are _________.
A. lower, lower
B. lower, higher
C. higher, lower
D. higher, higher
10. A tidal cycle is 24 hours and 50 minutes instead of 24 hours because of _________.
A. The shape and size of bays

B. The gravitational pull of the sun
C. The rotation of the moon around the earth
D. The large tidal range caused by spring tides
11. Which of the following does not generally influence tides?
A. Depth of the water in a tidal basin

B. Precipitation and evaporation
C. Shape of the basin
D. Weather
12. The rhythmic rise and fall of the ocean waters is known as __________.
A. sea level
B. lunar day
C. tidal range
D. ocean tides
13. When the Moon is at the point in its orbit nearest the Earth, the lunar semidiurnal range is increased. What
type of tides occur during this time?
A. Apogean tides
B. Perigean tides
C. Spring tides
D. Neap tides
14. When the Moon is at its maximum semi-monthly declination (either north or south), the diurnal effect is at a
maximum. What type of tides occur during this time?
A. Tropic tides
B. Perigean tides
C. Apogean tides
D. Equatorial tides
15. Which of the following refers to the average height of two successive high water when the range of tides is
least?
A. Mean low water neap (MLWN)

B. Lowest astronomical tide (LAT)
C. Mean high water neap (MHWN)
D. Mean high water spring (MHWS)
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PART 2. PROBLEM SOLVING
1. Determine the height of tide at 3:50 PM on 3 January using the given excerpt from the tide table and the given tidal
curve on your answer sheet. All are local times and also no correction is needed for daylight saving time. (10 pts)
Times and heights of high and low waters Standard port

January
Time m Time m
1 05:10 0.9 3 00:43 5.5
TU 11:26 5.8 TH 06:45 1.0
17:42 0.7 13:01 5.7
23:54 5.6 19:20 0.8
05:56 0.9 01:35 5.3

2 12:12 5.8
4 07:33 1.2
W 18:30 0.7 F 13:53 5.6
20:15 0.9
Answer: Heigh of tide = 3.5 m
2. Using the same tidal curve on your answer sheet, determine the two times when the height of tide is 2 meters. (10
pts)
Answer: The height of tide will be 2 m at 8:52 and 17:05.

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Shipboard Training Enhancement (BSMT)

Week 7 – Tides and Tidal Streams

Control No. W7Q3-001A

PART 1. MULTIPLE CHOICE

2. Tidal bulges are caused and effected by the _________.

3. Semidiurnal tides are characterized by ___________.

A. one daily high tide

A. One high tide and one low tide each day

6. Tides are actually waves.

A. The statement is TRUE.

A. The statement is TRUE.

Week 7 – Tides and Tidal Streams

A. The statement is TRUE.

A. The shape and size of bays

11. Which of the following does not generally influence tides?

A. Depth of the water in a tidal basin

A. Mean low water neap (MLWN)

Week 7 – Tides and Tidal Streams

Times and heights of high and low waters Standard port

05:56 0.9 01:35 5.3

Answer: Heigh of tide = 3.5 m

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