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What causes the highest tides?
New Moon causes the highest tides, as then the gravity effect of both Sun and Moon add together to attract the oceanic water. Full Moons cause the next highest tides.
What the causes of a tide?
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon upon the oceans of the world. It matters not what phase the moon is in. It's gravitational pull is always the same. What matters is where it is in it's orbit of the earth. The tides are lowest when the sun and moon are on the opposite side of the earth, and are highest when the 2 are on the same side.
Tide are especially high or low when the moon is full or new?
in England we call them spring tides and they occur whenever there is a full moon.
Which phases of the moon bring the highest tides what causes the high tides?
Full moon has the biggest draw, hence the highest tides. If the moon can lift the ocean, it certainly is lifting the atmosphere thus majorly affecting weather, and it also certainly has a bit of tug on the crust of the Earth thusd having some part to play in earthquakes.
Why the highest tides occur during a new moon or a full moon?
it is when the gravitational pull of the moon is the strongest so it creates huge bulges of the ocean water
What phase of the moon brings the highest tides?
full
Which moon phase will the tides be the highest?
The New Moon and Full Moon phases.
What phase of the moon the highest and lowest tides on earth?
New and full moons produce the highest and lowest tides. These are called spring tides
What phase of the moon produce the highest and lowest tides on earth?
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.
What phase of the moon when have a very high tides occur?
spring tides
Are tides lower at new moon?
NO. This is when the tides are some of the highest.
What causes the highest tides?
New Moon causes the highest tides, as then the gravity effect of both Sun and Moon add together to attract the oceanic water. Full Moons cause the next highest tides.
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 forces causes the earth's highest tides in the ocean?
The gravity of the moon and sun causes the earth's tides. The greatest tides are called 'spring' tides which occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned. The moon has the greatest effect on our tides because of its proximity.
Which phases of the moon bring the highest tides what cause the height tides?
Wat is it
What phase of the moon causes the highest tides?
If you mean which of these bodies has the strongest gravitational field then the Sun wins by a very large margin. This is because the strength of a gravitational field is governed by an object's mass and the Sun is the heaviest. After that the Earth is the most massive and finally the moon. So the order is Sun, Earth and Moon.
When are the differences between tides the highest?
At new moon and full moon.
