Name the 3 types of tidal patterns and explain the differences between them.
a) Diurnal, semidiurnal, and mixed; Diurnal has one high tide and one low tide per day, semidiurnal has two high tides and two low tides per day, while mixed has varying high and low tides.
b) Equatorial, polar, and temperate; Equatorial tides are strongest near the equator, polar tides are affected by polar ice caps, and temperate tides occur in middle latitudes.
c) Spring tide, neap tide, and flood tide; Spring tide has the highest high tides, neap tide has the lowest high tides, and flood tide is characterized by rapid tidal currents.
d) Inflow, outflow, and slack water; Inflow is the rising tide, outflow is the falling tide, and slack water is the period between high and low tides.