Tides
Tides, the rise and fall of ocean water every 12.5 hours, are caused by the moon's gravity on different parts of the Earth.
Spring Tides:
Spring tides are occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are collinear during a new moon. The gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same direction, creating a combined pull, the greatest possible difference between the tides.
Spring tides are occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are collinear during a new moon. The gravity of the sun and moon pull in the same direction, creating a combined pull, the greatest possible difference between the tides.
Neap Tides:
Neap tides occur during the moon's first quarter and third quarter phases. The sun's pull is perpendicular to the moon's pull, creating a neap tide, the least possible difference between the tides.
Neap tides occur during the moon's first quarter and third quarter phases. The sun's pull is perpendicular to the moon's pull, creating a neap tide, the least possible difference between the tides.