ConcepTest: Tidal Ranges 2

ConcepTest questions by David McConnell , David Steer , Walter Borowski, Jeffrey Dick, Annabelle Foos, Jeffrey Knott, Alvin Konigsberg, Michelle Malone, Heidi McGrew, Kathie Owens, and Stephen Van Horn
This material was originally created for Starting Point:Introductory Geology
and is replicated here as part of the SERC Pedagogic Service.

Question:

If the moon were larger:

a. Tidal ranges would be larger
b. Tidal ranges would be smaller
c. There would no change in tidal ranges.

Student Responses:

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