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A neap tide occurs when the sun and Earth make a 90 degree angle with each other. It also occurs when Earth makes a 90 degree angle with the moon.
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Is the greatest difference between low and high tides occurs during a neap tide?
both spring tides and neap tides have a 20% difference from normal tides
How many spring and neap tides will a tide-recording station experience in a given month?
2 spring tides and 2 neap tides
What are the weakest tides called?
Neap tides are the weakest
When high tides are higher than normal what tides do they make neap or spring tides?
it makes spring tides. the way i remenber that is springs go high and and spring tides are higher than neap tides.
What are especially weak tides called?
These are called neap tides.
What occurs when the sun and moon pull on earth at right angles to each other?
The main effect is on the tides, when the sun and moon are at right angles it produces neap tides. When in line it produces spring tides. Spring tides are abnormally high, neap tide are abnormally low
Is the greatest difference between low and high tides occurs during a neap tide?
both spring tides and neap tides have a 20% difference from normal tides
What are the weakest tides?
Neap tides are the weakest
How many days apart are neap tides and spring tides?
Neap and spring tides are about 7 days apart.
How many spring and neap tides will a tide-recording station experience in a given month?
2 spring tides and 2 neap tides
What are the weakest tides called?
Neap tides are the weakest
What are the two tides that the moon make?
Spring tides and neap tides
How many types tides are there?
2. Neap tides, and spring tides.
When high tides are higher than normal what tides do they make neap or spring tides?
it makes spring tides. the way i remenber that is springs go high and and spring tides are higher than neap tides.
Are fall tides are higher than neap tides?
true
What tides are not very high and not very low?
Neap tides.
What are the tides that arent height but arent low?
"Neap Tides".
