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A spring tide—popularly known as a "King Tide"—refers to the 'springing forth' of the tide during new and full moon. A neap tide —seven days after a spring tide—refers to a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
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28 Σεπ 2024 · Neap tide, tide of minimal range occurring near the time when the Moon and the Sun are in quadrature. This condition is geometrically defined as the time at which the line from the Earth to the Moon is at right angles to the line from the Earth to the Sun.
When the Sun is at a right angle to the Moon, moderate tides, called neap tides, result. From our view on Earth, these tides coincide with certain lunar phases since they occur when the Moon reaches specific positions in its orbit.
Neap tides are a type of tidal pattern that occurs twice a month, during the first and third quarters of the moon. During neap tides, the difference between high and low tide is at its minimum. This phenomenon happens due to the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon on the Earth’s oceans.
Neap Tides. Occurrence: Neap tides occur when the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon form a right angle. This happens during the first and third quarter moon phases, about a week after spring tides. Gravitational Forces: During neap tides, the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun partially cancel each other out. The Sun's gravitational pull ...
20 Δεκ 2021 · Figure 3.21: When the sun, the earth and the moon are in one line, the tidal forces of the sun and the moon reinforce each other and spring tides occur. Neap tides occur when the effect of the tidal forces of the sun and the moon on the tidal bulges cancel each other.
One week later, when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, the solar tide partially cancels out the lunar tide and produces moderate tides known as neap tides. During each lunar month, two sets of spring and two sets of neap tides occur.