🔍 Key Concepts

• Tides: how the water level rises to high tide and falls to low tide • The meaning of range in tidal terminology • A special term for when the tide has reached high or low water and seems to "pause" before changing

💭 Think About

• Think about what is happening to the height of the water at the moment when high tide has just been reached, but before it begins to fall. • Ask yourself which term describes a temporary pause in vertical movement, not the total difference between high and low water. • Consider which option sounds like it refers to a level or plane versus a pause or period of time.

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which choice refers to a time period or condition rather than a distance or level. • Make sure you know that range of tide is connected with the difference in height between high and low water. • Rule out any term that mainly refers to horizontal flow/reversal of current rather than change in water level.