it makes spring tides. the way i remenber that is springs go high and and spring tides are higher than neap tides.
Every state of the tide is higher than low tide.
Spring tides, when the Moon is full or new, are higher than average, while neap tides when the Moon is at one of the quarters has lower than average tides.
"Spring" tides are higher-than-normal tides that occur when the Moon is full or new; when the tidal forces of the Sun and Moon are additive. Lower-than-normal "neap" tides happen when the Moon is at the 1st or 3rd quarter, when the Moon and the Sun are working at cross-purposes on the tides.
Spring tides, when the Moon is full or new, are higher than average, while neap tides when the Moon is at one of the quarters has lower than average tides.
A neap tide happens during the quarter phase of the moon and they are weak tides. There is a very small difference between high and low tides during this time.
Higher-than-average "spring" tides occur at the new moon and full moon phases. Lower-than-average "neap" tides happen at the quarter-moon phases.
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The rise and fall of the oceans, which are called tides, are alternately higher than normal, called "spring" tides, or lower than normal called "neap" tides. Eclipses do not affect the tides. However, since the tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon, eclipses always occur at "spring" tides.
Spring tides have a greater tidal range than neap tides.
"Spring" tides, which are a little higher than average, occur at new moons and full moons. "Neap" tides, a little lower than average, occur at the quarter moon phases.
Spring tides have the greatest range; neap tides have the least range. This happens based upon the degree to which solar tides and lunar tides are aligned or in opposition, which is to say, are the sun and moon both pulling on the water in the same direction, or in different directions.