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Upload on Canvas! The homework must be uploaded on Canvas prior to the exam to receive credit. Chapter 9: Tides 1. Discuss the forces involved that create tides on Earth. 2. Which of Earth's two tidal components, lunar or solar, is most significant? Explain 3. Make sketches illustrating the spring tide alignment and the neap tide alignment of the Earth- Sun-Moon system. Label the gravity and inertia tides on each sketch. Why are neap tide ranges so different from spring tide ranges? 4. The east coast of North America has a simple tidal pattern called semidiurnal, but the tidal pattern for the west coast is a mixed pattern. Why are the tidal patterns for North America's coasts so different? 5. Review your work sheet "Tidal Patterns for Western North America". Was the tide moving toward the north or toward the south? How can you tell? Coart Beaches and Shoreline Processes