Tides data

Tides Data

Questions	Woods Hole, MA	Dauphin Island, AL	Buffalo, NY
How many high and low tides occurred?	4High/4Low	2high/2low
What type of tidal pattern was observed?	Semidiurnal	Semidiurnal	unkown
What are the tidal heights?	Observed:2.42 ft. Predicted: 2.13 ft.	Observed: -0.13 ft Predicted: -0.28 ft	observed: 33.7in
How do the observed and predicted data compare?	They are both in the 2 ft. ballpark only a difference of 29.	They are both negative with a difference of 15.
Hypothesis: What may have caused any differences between the observed and predicted data?	The moon could have caused the difference in the height. Maybe they thought that the moon would be closer to earths surface.	The moon could have caused the difference in the height. Also the shape of the shore lines.	The moon could have caused the difference in the height.