Explain why a spring tide occurs every two weeks

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Spring tides result from the earth, sun, and moon lining up (the moon can be between sun and Earth or not). The alignment of the gravitational pull makes for the largest gravitational bulges of water.

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________ coal has the highest heat content

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A bullet is fired horizontally at 100 m/s from a tower. With no air resistance in 1 s the bullet will be downrange a distance of

A. 50 m. B. 100 m. C. 98 m. D. more than 100 m.

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Net deposition of sediments results in a building up, or _______________, of the landscape

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Which of the following tissues is more likely to develop cancers?

A. Fat, because of bioaccumulation B. Eyes, because they are always exposed to light C. Bones, because of the increased radiation in our environment D. Skin, because there is a high cellular reproduction rate to replace injured cells E. No one tissue is more likely to develop cancer when compared to another type of tissue

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