With the help of diagram, show how the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon affect the tides.
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In most places, but not everywhere, there are two high tides and two low tides a day. The difference in height between high and low tides varies, as the moon waxes and wanes from new to full and back to new again. The moon and sun are primarily responsible for the rising and falling of ocean tides. However, for any particular spot on Earth’s surface, the height of the tides and their fluctuation in time also depend on the shape of your specific beach and the the angle of the seabed leading up to your beach, plus your larger coastline and the prevailing ocean currents and winds
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When the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in a straight line the Sun’s gravitational pull gets added to that of the Moon. The tides then have a higher tidal range. During these times, the high tides are especially high and the low tides are especially low. Such tides are called spring tides. They occur on full moon days and new moon days. If the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to one another, the gravitational pull of the Sun on the Earth partially cancels that of the Moon. During these periods the high tides are not very high and the low tides are not very low. These tides are called neap tides. They occur during the quarter phases of the Moon.
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