Question

The spring tide occurs when the moon, the sun and the earth make an angle of_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
A. 180
B. 90
C. 45
D. 33

Answer 1

Hint: Tide is the vertical rise and fall of the surface of the sea level is mainly caused by a change in the moon's gravitational pull and to a lesser degree, by the sun. The spring tide is popularly known as King Tide. It refers to the springing forth of the tide during the new and full moon.

Complete Answer:
- The spring tide happens as the moon, the sun and the earth make in the angle of 180. They arise when there is a line between the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon. The Moon and the Sun's magnetic powers all lead to the tides. During the full moon and the new moon, spring tides occur. The sun and moon work at right angles during the moon's quarter phases, causing the bulges to cancel each other.
- Average tidal ranges are much greater during full or new moons, which occur when the Planet, sun, and moon are almost in harmony. Each month, this happens twice. A new dark) the moon appears as it is directly between the Earth and the sun. When the Earth is between the moon and the sun, the moon appears full.
- In both examples, the sun's gravitational force is' applied' to the moon's gravitational pull on Earth, causing the oceans to bulge a little more than normal. This means that high tides are a little higher and low tides are a little lower than average. These are called spring tides.
- Neap tides, which occur twice a month as well, occur when the moon and sun are at right angles to each other. Tides are long-period waves that roll around the world as the ocean is "pulled back and forth in their monthly and annual orbits by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun as these bodies communicate with the Earth.

The right answer is option A (180).

Note: A spring tide, which has little to do with the spring season, is a popular historical term. Instead, the term is derived from the notion of the tide "springing forth'' Without regard to the season, spring tides occur twice per lunar month all year long.