Match the type of tide/tidal pattern with the correct definition

A) Two high tides of roughly the same height and two low tides of roughly the same height each day
B) Highest high tides and lowest low tides of the month
C) Two high tides and two low tides each day, but with different high tide levels and different low tide levels
D) Single high and single low tide every day
E) Highest low tides and lowest high tides of the month

1) Neap tide
2) Spring tide
3) Diurnal tidal pattern
4) Mixed tidal pattern
5) Semidiurnal tidal pattern


Answers: 1) E 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) A

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