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The Harbour Tide: D TH K
The Harbour Tide: D TH K
The Harbour Tide: D TH K
Harbour
Tide
The
gravitational
effect
of
the
sun
and
moon
causes
the
depth
of
sea
water
at
coastal
locations
to
vary
with
time.
The
graph
below
shows
how
the
depth
(d)
of
water
in
a
harbour
varies
from
12am
(midnight)
to
12pm
(noon)
on
Wednesday
10th
February.
The
time
(t)
is
measured
in
hours
after
12am
(midnight.)
Depth, d (metres)
12
10
2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Time, t (hours)
7. Sketch
a
graph
of
your
second
model
on
the
axes
below.
Depth, d (metres)
12
10
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 Time, t (hours)
8. Use
your
second
model
to
predict
the
time
and
the
depth
of
the
low
tide
on
Wednesday
10th
February.
9. Ships
can
only
enter
the
harbour
when
the
water
is
deep
enough.
A
container
ship
requires
a
draught
of
5
metres.
It
takes
7
hours
to
unload
and
re-‐load
the
container
ship.
What
is
the
latest
time
a
ship
can
enter
the
harbour
on
Wednesday
evening,
if
it
must
be
ready
to
leave
again
on
Thursday
morning?