The high tide and low tide.
Spring tides and neap tides
The two types of tides created by the moon's gravitational pull on Earth's water are high tides and low tides. High tides occur on the side of Earth facing the moon and on the opposite side, while low tides occur at the points perpendicular to the moon.
Tides are definitely affected by the position of the moon and the sun. When the moon is full, the tides tends to spring higher up, and thus these are called "spring tides."
They are called high tides and low tides!
The Sun and the Moon.
During a full moon, the tides become higher than normal. These high tides may sometimes be called spring tides. Tides are created by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon.
The earth's highest tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the earth's oceans. When the sun, moon, and earth are aligned during a full moon or new moon, their gravitational forces combine to create higher tides known as spring tides.
Spring tides.
When the Moon is at Full and at Dark (New), tides are strongest. These are called "spring" tides. When the Moon is at First and Last Quarter, the tides are weakest. These are called "neap" tides.The reason is that the Solar tides are either added to, or subtracted from, the Lunar tides.
When the Sun and Moon are aligned, you get what is called spring tides, with higher high tides and lower low tides.
When the tides are especially strong due to the alignment of the sun and moon, it is called a spring tide. Spring tides occur during the full moon and new moon phases when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon align.
New and full moons produce the highest and lowest tides. These are called spring tides