What are spring tides and neap tides? What tidal behaviors occur with each? What will be an ideal response?


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should include:
? Spring tides occur each time there is a new or full moon. The solar bulge and lunar bulge
are in alignment because the sun, moon, and Earth are in a straight line.
? The reinforcement of the solar and lunar tides causes extreme high tides and the lowest
of low tides. There are organisms in tune with these tides for breeding purposes.
? Neap tides happen with the moon, Earth, and sun form a right angle. This corresponds to
first and third moon phases. The solar and lunar bulges are perpendicular to each other.
? Neap tide alignment of the solar and lunar bulges creates the lowest high tides and the
highest low tides.
? These types of tides are not seasonal. They each cycle ever two weeks with the phases of
the moon.

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