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Why DONT the normal number of high tides and low tides happen in some places?
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Which tides are higher then normal during a high tide low or high tides and why?
do you mean spring tide
What if the moon was smaller what would happen to the tides and the way it recycles?
The tides will go not as high and the moon will get closer to us
What would happen to the earth tides if the distance between earth and the moon increased?
Tides would become stronger.
What would happen to earth if it lost its moon?
High tides wouldn't be as high and low tides wouldn't be as low.
What are tides like during a full moon?
During the full moon, spring tides happen. A spring tide is when the range of the tide is at its maximum.
Why do the normal number of high and low tides not happen in some places?
Because of the effect of local land masses. For example, there are 4 high tides daily in Southampton Water. This is because of the effect of the Water being in an 'alleyway' and off the Solent, itself a constricted waterway.
Similar spring tides and neap tides?
"Spring" tides are higher-than-normal tides that occur when the Moon is full or new; when the tidal forces of the Sun and Moon are additive. Lower-than-normal "neap" tides happen when the Moon is at the 1st or 3rd quarter, when the Moon and the Sun are working at cross-purposes on the tides.
Why do the normal number of high and low not happen in some places?
Because of the effect of local land masses. For example, there are 4 high tides daily in Southampton Water. This is because of the effect of the Water being in an 'alleyway' and off the Solent, itself a constricted waterway.
Name one places where this is true and tell how many high and low tides happen there?
one place where some tides go on is in the pacific and there was at least 50 everyday
How many tides happen in the same spot each day?
Most places have two tides in a day. On the Gulf Coast of Florida west of the Apalachicola River, there is one a day and it is measured in inches. A few places on earth may have none.
What would happen if there were no tides?
If there were no tides, Earth wouldn't be the same
Why do tieds happen?
If you mean "tides" as in waves... Tides happen from the moon's gravity pulling up on the water.
What are the tides that happen across the whole earth's surface called?
Tides
What might explain the fact that water is rising in one area and falling in another?
This is happening because of tides, which happen in the opposite places on Earth at the same time. The magnetic field on the Earth and the Moon are pulling towards each other, causing the tides to rise in one place and fall in another.
How many high tides happen at a given coast in an 24 hour period?
Only2 high tides happen a day
How often do low tides happen?
Twice a day. Same as high tides.
What type of tides do Neptune have?
I think it low tides because nothing causes high tides to happen in Neptune
