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What are and what causes neap tides?

The moon.


What causes a neap tide?

The tides are a natural phenomenon between high and low tides is reduced. These are called neap tides. Do NOT get these confused with Spring tide. It is very easy to do, but it is a fatal (more or less) mistake.


What causes the moon to have lessof an impact on tides at neap tides?

The Sun's gravity. At neap tides - the moon is exactly opposite the Sun in relation to the Earth. This means it's 'pulling' against the gravity of the Sun.


What causes spring tide and neap tides?

The gravitational pull by the moon and the sun.


What causes spring tides and neap tides in the ocean?

Spring tides are caused by the alignment of the sun, moon, and Earth, creating higher high tides and lower low tides. Neap tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in lower high tides and higher low tides.


What Moon phases causes Spring tides?

Spring tides are caused by new and full moons. Neap tides are caused by 1st and 3rd quarter moons.


What are the weakest tides?

Neap tides are the weakest


What are especially weak tides called?

Especially weak tides are called neap tides. Neap tides occur when the gravitational pull of the sun and moon are perpendicular to each other, which results in minimal tidal range.


How many days apart are neap tides and spring tides?

Neap and spring tides are about 7 days apart.


How many types tides are there?

2. Neap tides, and spring tides.


What are the two tides that the moon make?

Spring tides and neap 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.