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What happens when high tides are at there highest and low tides at there lowest?
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Neap tide.
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What type of tides has the highest high tides and the lowest low tides called?
The greatest high tides are Spring tides where the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a line. They are also the lowest low tides. The least high tides and low tides are called neap tides when the sun, moon and earth form a right angle
What occurs when high tides are the highest and low tides are the lowest?
Tidal maximums and Tidal minimums. These two Incidents are not co-incidental.
What is the difference between the highest and lowest tides during a neap tide?
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.
Spring tides and neap tides?
Spring tides are the highest of high tides and lowest of low tides, when the moon, Earth, and Sun are aligned as following from the geographic North Pole: m---E---S That way, the Sun helps the moon pull on the Earth's water, moving much of it to the direct and opposite points of tide on Earth and leaving little of it in other places. ............lowest m highest E highest S ............lowest Neap tides are the lowest of high tides and highest of low tides, because the gravity of the moon and Sun are working against each other: m | E---S More water is pulled towards the moon, but the gravity is weak, so there is more water left elsewhere than there is during a Spring tide. ...................m ..........."low" h tide "high" l tide E "high" l tide S ..........."low" h tide May be tricky to understand.
What causes the highest of high tides and the lowest of low tides to occur?
The moon cycle and it is called Spring Tides, this occurs during a full moon and the new moon when the moon and the sun are in alignment with the earth
Which phases of the moon cause the highest low tides and lowest high tides?
At the quarter moon phase, the gravity of the sun and the moon are working at right angles to each other, partially canceling out their tidal effects. This is when you'll get the highest low tides or lowest high tides, or "neap tides".
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 zone is the point along the shoreline between the lowest and the highest high tide line and the lowest low tide line?
The slack water area is the space that lies between high and low tides
Which happens more high or low tides?
Low tides
How high can a tide get?
The gravitational pull of the moon makes the highest tides at night. The highest tides occur during the spring months. There is no limit as to how high a tide can get.
Did the moon have to do anything with the tides in hurricane sandy?
Yes. The moon is the primary factor in the tides. High tides are highest and low tides are lowest during a full moon and a new moon. Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the U.S. at high tide during a full moon. As a result, the already large storm surge cam in on top of an already high water level from the tide.
How big is the biggest tide?
The highest and lowest tides occur in the Bay of Fundy off the coast of Nova Scotia. The tides range from 55 to nearly 60 feet between high and low tides. A tide of 71 fee was reached during a gale in 1869.
