GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

OCEANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
At what tide is the high and low tides not much different from each other?
A
ocean tide
B
neap tide
C
spring tide
D
moon tide
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It occurs seven days after the spring tide. The prominent point is that the sun and the moon are at the right angle to each other. This tide occurs during the first and the last quarter of the moon.

Detailed explanation-2: -The tides build up to a maximum and fall to a minimum twice a month. The tides with the biggest difference between high and low water are called springs and those with the smallest are called neaps. Spring tides happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line.

Detailed explanation-3: -This produces moderate tides known as neap tides, meaning that high tides are a little lower and low tides are a little higher than average. Neap tides occur during the first and third quarter moon, when the moon appears “half full."

Detailed explanation-4: -Spring Tide These spring tides occur twice each month, during the full and new Moon. If the Moon is at perigee, the closest it approaches Earth in its orbit, the tides are especially high and low.

Detailed explanation-5: -When this happens, the pull of the sun and the moon are weak. This causes tides that are lower than usual. These tides are known as neap tides.

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