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Spring tides.
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What positions of the moon do the smallest high tide occur on earth?
New moon and full moon
Where is the sun earth and moon during the spring tide?
In space.
Describe the relative positions of the earth the moon and the sun during neap tide?
Gravitational forces from both the sun and the moon continuously pull on the earth.although the moon is much smaller than the sun , the moon's gravity is the dominant force behind earth's tides
Does a waxing gibbous make high or low tides?
High and low tide are daily (or more than once a day) occurrences whereas the phases of the moon are connected more to Spring and Neap Tides. Both the sun and the moon have a gravitational pull on the ocean tides. When these are lined up with the Earth and we see a New or Full moon, the pull is greater and we get a Spring Tide. This causes greater differences between both high tide and low tide. When the moon is perpendicular to the "line" between the sun and the Earth, and we see a waxing or waning Quarter moon, we get a Neap Tide, the two gravitational pulls somewhat cancel each other out, and there is less extremes between the high and low tides. A Gibbous moon would occur during a regular tidal height pattern, as its pull neither strengthens nor negates the gravitational pull of the sun.
What type of tide is created when the sun's gravitational pull on earth is at its least?
A larger, more powerful tide to the side of the moon, and a weaker, smaller tide toward the sun
What is the angle formed by the sun earth and the moon during a neap tide?
It is a right angle
When the sun moon and Earth are lined up in a line during the new moon and full moon phase what type of tide occurs?
Spring tides.
During an eclipse of the sun when earth moon and sun are lined up the ocean tides on earth are extra?
Yes, it's called a spring tide.
Why can you not see the moon when tide is high?
The tides are high when the Moon and the Sun are lined up on one side of the Earth. This is when there is the greatest gravitational pull on the water there. When the Sun is lined up right behind the Moon, then the Moon appears black (because the Sun's not on the other side to light it up)
How long does spring tide happen?
Whenever the moon is either full or new, i.e. Whenever the sun, moon, & Earth are lined up.
How the moon affects the Earth's surface?
Moon affects the tide. It causes low tide and high tide on Earth. I guess it does not have a direct impact on the land surface of the Earth.
Which is stronger neap or spring tide?
Spring tides are stronger because they occur when the sun moon and earth are lined up in a straight line causing a stronger force on earth's tides.
What are the relative positions of the Earth the Moon and the Sun on a full moon and a new moon?
For a "spring tide" to occur, the Sun and Moon are lined up with the Earth; either near the new moon or near the full moon. This is because the Sun and the Moon each cause their own tidal forces on the Earth's oceans, and when the forces are lined up, they add together.A "neap tide" occurs when the tidal forces of the Sun and the Moon work at right angles to each other, lessening the total effect of the tides. This happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth form a triangle pattern. This happens at the first or third quarter phases of the Moon.
When the moon is closest to earth what kind of tide do you have?
A high tide.
Why is the Moon's revolution around the earth important to us?
because the gravity of the moon helps control the tide of the earth, if the moon did not revolve around the earth only 1 area can have high tide and another low tide so it balances how the tide works
What type of tide would Earth have when the moon is between the Earth and Sun?
High tide
How many day are there between a spring tide and a neap tide?
Approximately 7.3825 days. That is one quarter of the synodic period of 29.53 days for the moon to go from one phase to the next same phase. Spring tide is when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are lined up with each other, and the Sun's and Moon's gravities maximally reinforce each other, and neap tide is when they form an angle of 90 degrees, with the Earth at the vertex, and the Sun's and Moon's gravities maximally cancel each other out.
