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Eclipses happen at the new moon (solar eclipses) or at the full moon (lunar eclipses). These are times of the higher-than-average "spring" tides.

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What happens to the ocean during a solar eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, the Sun will tend to cancel some of the effect that the Moon has on the earth, but you can still expect high tide to occur during a lunar eclipse, but it will be slightly less than if the Sun were not on the opposite side of the Earth.


Where do the water bulges occur on earth during the tides?

bulges of water in the ocean are called high tides.


How does a solar eclipse affect tides?

During a solar eclipse, the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth creates gravitational forces that can cause a temporary disruption in tides. The gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on Earth's oceans may vary slightly during an eclipse, leading to either higher or lower tides than normal in some locations.


What is the moons role in ocean tides?

high tide and low tide Just as Earth's gravity attracts the moon, the moon's gravity affects Earth. Being much smaller, its gravity is weaker and just pulls on the ocean. Tides change throughout the day due to the Sun and Moon's changing positions relative to Earth. Because the Sun also affects tides, the tides are highest during noon and midnight. In between, they just rise and fall slowly. The moon's gravity pulls the ocean and causes tides.


Why spring tides do not cause solar eclipse?

Spring tides are caused by the combined gravitational pull of the sun and the moon when they are aligned. However, solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sun's light. This alignment for a solar eclipse does not coincide with the alignment necessary for spring tides.

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During an eclipse of the sun when earth moon and sun are lined up the ocean tides on earth are extra and are called tides?

b) high,spring.


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.


What happens to the ocean during a solar eclipse?

During a lunar eclipse, the Sun and Moon are on opposite sides of the Earth, the Sun will tend to cancel some of the effect that the Moon has on the earth, but you can still expect high tide to occur during a lunar eclipse, but it will be slightly less than if the Sun were not on the opposite side of the Earth.


Where do the water bulges occur on earth during the tides?

bulges of water in the ocean are called high tides.


How does a solar eclipse affect tides?

During a solar eclipse, the alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth creates gravitational forces that can cause a temporary disruption in tides. The gravitational pull of the Sun and Moon on Earth's oceans may vary slightly during an eclipse, leading to either higher or lower tides than normal in some locations.


How does the earth's moon affect the earth's bodies of water?

The moon's gravitational pull causes tides in Earth's bodies of water. This pull creates two bulges in the ocean, leading to high and low tides. The tides are strongest during full and new moons when the Earth, moon, and sun are aligned.


Is ocean tides non reneable?

Ocean tides will continue as long as the earth, moon and sun exists.


When the earth is between the sun and the moon the moon is fully lit is it a tides?

eclipse


Why tides are occur in sea during the full moon?

The Earth's ocean tides are the result of the forces of gravitational attraction between the Sun, the Moon, the Earth, and the oceans. The tides exhibit two highest points and two lowest points roughly every day.


What is the moons role in ocean tides?

high tide and low tide Just as Earth's gravity attracts the moon, the moon's gravity affects Earth. Being much smaller, its gravity is weaker and just pulls on the ocean. Tides change throughout the day due to the Sun and Moon's changing positions relative to Earth. Because the Sun also affects tides, the tides are highest during noon and midnight. In between, they just rise and fall slowly. The moon's gravity pulls the ocean and causes tides.


Why spring tides do not cause solar eclipse?

Spring tides are caused by the combined gravitational pull of the sun and the moon when they are aligned. However, solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sun's light. This alignment for a solar eclipse does not coincide with the alignment necessary for spring tides.


What phase of the moon occurs during a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?

When the sun and moon are aligned, there are exceptionally strong gravitational forces, causing very high and very low tides which are called spring tides, though they have nothing to do with the season. Spring tides occur at new moon and full moon, while neap tides occur during quarter phases of the moon.