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- Spring and Neap Tides Flashcards
Spring and Neap Tides. Tides. Click the card to flip 👆. The...
- Spring and Neap Tides Flashcards
Spring and Neap Tides. Tides. Click the card to flip 👆. The rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun and the rotation of the Earth.
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5 Αυγ 2021 · 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. Earth’s tidal bulges don’t line up exactly with the Moon’s position.
13 Φεβ 2024 · Describe the differences between spring tides and neap tides, and how the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun affects their occurrence.
Neap tides are tides that have the smallest tidal range, and they occur when the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun form a 90 o angle (Figure below). They occur exactly halfway between the spring tides, when the Moon is at first or last quarter.
20 Δεκ 2021 · Neap tides occur when the effect of the tidal forces of the sun and the moon on the tidal bulges cancel each other. Figure 3.22 shows an example of these tidal variations. Figure 3.22: Tidal variation in Vlissingen during more than a month in 2019.
