Question

explain why the magnitude of tide vary from time to time

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The phenomenon of the alternate rise and fall in the level of sea water is called a tide.
The magnitude of the wave varies with the varying distance between the moon and the earth ,and the earth and the sun.
The position of the earth with respect to the sun also depend on the the magnitude of tidal wave.
During the full moon and new moon days ,the sun ,the moon and the earth are in the same line and the tides are highest.These tides are called spring tides.
When the moon is in the first and last quarter ,the ocean water is drawn in diagonally opposite directions the gravitational pull of the sun and earth resulting in low tide or neap tide.