SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Twice a month, when the Earth, Sun, and Moon line up, their gravitational power combines to make exceptionally high tides where the bulges occur, called spring tides, as well as very low tides where the water has been displaced.

Detailed explanation-2: -A perigean spring tide occurs when the moon is either new or full and closest to Earth. Often between 6-8 times a year, the new or full moon coincides closely in time with the perigee of the moon-the point when the moon is closest to the Earth. These occurrences are often called ‘perigean spring tides.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spring tides happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line. That’s when lunar and solar tides line up and reinforce each other, making a bigger total tide. Neap tides occur when the moon is in the first or third quarter-when the sun, earth and moon form a right angle.

Detailed explanation-4: -During full moon and new moon, the Earth, Moon and Sun are in a line and a combined effect of the pull exerted by both Moon and Sun causes the highest tides known as spring tides. On other days, the Sun and Moon are not aligned in a straight line and hence the effect is not equally strong as compared to spring tides.

Detailed explanation-5: -The spring tides occur on the full moon and new moon. During this, the gravitational force of the sun and the moon are combined and the occurrence of high tides and low tides takes place. The high tides are called spring high tides and the low tides are called spring low tides.