difference between spring tides and neap tides
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Answer:
Tides are caused by both the Moon and the Sun. When they both fall in line with Earth, in a new or full Moon, they work together to make high tides higher and low tides lower. That is the spring tide.
The result is a smaller difference between high and low tides and is known as a neap tide. Neap tides are especially weak tides. They occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another (with respect to the Earth). Neap tides occur during quarter moons.
Explanation:
tide with greatest difference low and high tide is called spring tide
gravity of sun and moon pull in same
direction
occurs at new moon and full moon
tide with least difference between and high tide
moon is at right angle to sun
occurs at first and last quarter