Difference between spring tide and neap tide
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Neap Tide = Neap Tide occur twice a month when the Sun and Moon are at right angle to the Earth.
Spring Tide=Spring Tide is when the sun and moon are aligned.
Spring Tides: The Greatest Tidal Range
Imagine spring tides as the result of the moon and sun working together to exert more pull on the earth's oceans. When the moon is in its full and new phases the earth, sun and moon are all aligned, which means the sun’s and moon’s gravitational forces coincide. A more pronounced tidal range – stronger high and low tides – results from this alignment. These spring tides get their name not because of the season but because they “spring” stronger up and down.
Neap Tides: The Lowest Tidal Range
Neap tides, meanwhile, result from the moon and sun working against each other's pull. When the moon is in its first and third quarter phases, the earth, sun and moon form a right angle. Acting in counter directions, the gravitational tugging of moon and sun weaken one another, resulting in less pronounced high and low tides than normal: a neap tide