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The medium-sized tides that occur across the entire Earth's surface during the Quarter Moon phases are called what?
neap tides
Spring tides occur when the sun moon and earth?
Spring tides (which are a little higher than average) occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth are pretty much lined up; at the new moon and the full moon. Lower-than-average "neap" tides happen at the 1st and 3rd quarter moon phases.
During what month does Spring tides occur and why?
A neap tide is a tide with the least difference between consecutive and low and high tides. A spring tides are combined forces which produce a tide with a greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides. They occur because the moons gravitational pull is pulling it.
Spring and neap tides occur in a patterns governed by?
the relative positions of Earth,moon,and sun(the phases of the moon)
Why do spring tides and neap tides occur twice a month?
they are both tides
When the sun earth and moon line up they cause something special to happen to tides. What kinds of tides occur?
neap tides occur..
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.
What makes tides occur?
Gravity(the pull that keeps us on earth)
Force that causes tides to occur on earth?
The gravity of the moon.
Where do the water bulges occur on earth during the tides?
bulges of water in the ocean are called high tides.
Where do you usually get high tides and when do they occur?
you usually get high tides when the moon affects gravitational pull on the earth, which triggers the ocean of the gravitational pull. low tides occur on the top of the earth, just the opposite of what i have stated! (just in case you wanted to know!)
Spring tides occur when the moon is in a?
When the moon is aligned to the sun and the earth: MOON --> EARTH --> SUN
What two factors determine when tides occur?
The rotation of the Earth and the moon
When do high tides come about?
High tides occur when the water is at its highest. Tides are caused by the combined effects of the rotation of the earth and the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon.
What makes spring tides occur?
Gravity(the pull that keeps us on earth)
What force causes the tides to occur on Earth's surface?
The gravitational pull of the moon.
What tides occur when the sun moon and earth line up?
It is a Spring Tide.
