GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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ebb tide
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high tide
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spring tide
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neap tide
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Detailed explanation-1: -In both cases, the gravitational pull of the sun is ‘added’ to the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth, causing the oceans to bulge a bit more than usual. This means that high tides are higher and low tides are lower than average. These are called ‘spring tides. ‘
Detailed explanation-2: -A spring tide is a common historical term that has nothing to do with the season of spring. Rather, the term is derived from the concept of the tide “springing forth.” Spring tides occur twice each lunar month all year long without regard to the season.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neap tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth form a right angle, and this causes the regular high tides and low tides to become much lower than usual.