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Extra high tides are called spring tides and extra low tides are called neap tides
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Spring high tide is a tide that is very high and reaches high up the beach. Spring low tide is a tide that is very low and goes far down the beach. Neap tides are the high and low water tides that range over the beach between the Spring tide marks.
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What are the less extreme tides the occur twice each month?
They are called neap tides.
What are tides that cause flooding called?
In some areas, there is something known as "extreme tides"or "spring tides" where the low tides are really low and the high tides are really high. In some areas, these spring tides can be so extreme that the tide difference is several feet. When the high tide comes in from these extreme spring tides, they quickly come in, at several meters per sec, and flood the entire beach area. Tourists that come to places like these are usually unaware of the dangers associated with extreme spring tides and drown when they are on the beach when the tide comes in. Signs are posted at these beaches to warn visitors of these dangerous extreme spring tides.
The highest tides are called?
The highest tides are called
What are especially weak tides called?
These are called neap tides.
Will a planet without a moon have extreme tides?
No, a planet without a moon would not have extreme tides. Tides are primarily caused by the gravitational pull between a planet and its moon. Without a moon, there would be no significant tidal forces acting on the planet.
What are the less extreme tides the occur twice each month?
They are called neap tides.
What are tides that cause flooding called?
In some areas, there is something known as "extreme tides"or "spring tides" where the low tides are really low and the high tides are really high. In some areas, these spring tides can be so extreme that the tide difference is several feet. When the high tide comes in from these extreme spring tides, they quickly come in, at several meters per sec, and flood the entire beach area. Tourists that come to places like these are usually unaware of the dangers associated with extreme spring tides and drown when they are on the beach when the tide comes in. Signs are posted at these beaches to warn visitors of these dangerous extreme spring tides.
When do extreme tides occur?
The moon control's the tides
What is a spring and neat tide?
Spring Tides Are Extreme Tides And Neap Tides Are Weaker Tides.
The highest tides are called?
The highest tides are called
What are especially weak tides called?
These are called neap tides.
Will a planet without a moon have extreme tides?
No, a planet without a moon would not have extreme tides. Tides are primarily caused by the gravitational pull between a planet and its moon. Without a moon, there would be no significant tidal forces acting on the planet.
Why do extreme high and low tides levels occur during spring tides?
The sun and the moon's gravity pull in the same direction .
What are two high tides and two low tides a day called?
High tides, low tides, spring tides (which are maximum high tides) and neap tides (which are the lowest of low tides).
What are daily changes in the elevation of the ocean called?
Tide is the answer.
What are the unusually high and tides called?
Spring tides
What are the weakest tides called?
Neap tides are the weakest
