Question

Which of the following diagrams represents neap tide?
(A)

(B)

A) ‘A’ only
B) ‘B’ only
C) Both ‘A’ and ‘B’
D) Neither ‘A’ nor ‘B’

Answer 1

Hint: Just remember that neap tide occurs when the sun and moon are at the right angle to each other whereas spring tides occur when the sun and moon are in alignment with each other.

Complete solution:
Let us first know about the neap tide.
Neap tides are the tides that are caused when the sun and moon are at the right angle concerning the earth.
Therefore, from the above diagram, we can say that this is not the case of neap tides.
But if it does not represent neap tides, then what does it represent? Well, this is the case of spring tides.
Spring tides are tides that are caused when the sun and the moon are in-line with each other. They pull the tides in the same direction as they align.

Therefore, none of the diagrams represent the neap tides. Hence, option (D) is the correct option.

Additional Information:
Let us talk deeply about tides.
1. Tides are the long-term waves that roll around the planet as the sea is pulled forward by the gravitational force of the moon and sun.
2. Spring tides occur two times a month during the new and full moon. Springtide is a term that has nothing to do with spring but the term is derived from the ‘springing forth’.
3. After seven days of occurring spring tides, neap tides occur. When this occurs the high tides are lower and lower tides are higher than usual.

Note: 1. Spring tides lead to the condition in which high tides are higher than usual and low tides are lower than usual.
2. Neap tides lead to the condition in which tides are extremely low. Also, these tides occur in the first and third quarters of the moon.