Tides+Activity

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Creating and Interpreting Tidal Graphs Access data for Richibucto Cape http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showZone&language=english&region=4&zone=4

Access data for Cape Enrage http://www.waterlevels.gc.ca/cgi-bin/tide-shc.cgi?queryType=showZone&language=english&region=5&zone=30

You will use the hourly predicted height table to create a graph in MS Excel over the first three day period.

, label axes with units. Remove the legend. Once the graph is finished, right click on a data point, select "Format Data Series", choose Patterns tab and add a line to connect the points.__** __** Copy the graphs as images into a word document. Answers the following questions in the word document. **__ Answer these questions in your Word Document:
 * __Creating the graph: Select XY Scatter for graph type, enter a title( the title should include answers to What? When? and Where?)

1. How many times in a 24 hour period does high tide occur?

2. How many times in a 24 hour period does low tide occur?

3. What is the maximum tide height in Richibucto?

4. What is the maximum tide height in Cape Enrage?

5. Read page 354 in text and explain why there is such a dramatic difference in high tide heights.

6. Copy the graph below into Smart notebook.

code **2000 Phases of the Moon** Universal Time

New Moon  First Quarter       Full Moon    Last Quarter

d h  m         d  h  m         d  h  m         d  h  m

Jan 6 18 14    Jan 14 13 34    Jan 21  4 40    Jan 28  7 57 Feb 5 13 03    Feb 12 23 21    Feb 19 16 27    Feb 27  3 54 Mar 6  5 17    Mar 13  6 59    Mar 20  4 44    Mar 28  0 21 Apr 4 18 12    Apr 11 13 30    Apr 18 17 42    Apr 26 19 30 May 4  4 12    May 10 20 01    May 18  7 34    May 26 11 55 Jun 2 12 14    Jun  9  3 29    Jun 16 22 27    Jun 25  1 00 Jul 1 19 20    Jul  8 12 53    Jul 16 13 55    Jul 24 11 02 Jul 31 2 25    Aug  7  1 02    Aug 15  5 13    Aug 22 18 51 Aug 29 10 19   Sep  5 16 27    Sep 13 19 37    Sep 21  1 28 Sep 27 19 53   Oct  5 10 59    Oct 13  8 53    Oct 20  7 59 Oct 27 7 58    Nov  4  7 27    Nov 11 21 15    Nov 18 15 24 Nov 25 23 11   Dec  4  3 55    Dec 11  9 03    Dec 18  0 41 Dec 25 17 22

code || Locate the appropriate data in the Phases of the Moon Table. Label the appropriate dates with the moon phase that occurred on that date.

Read page 352 in text.

Does the moon phase affect the tides? Explain. Does it show similar information as visible in your graph? Explain.