When do neap tides occur?

When do neap tides occur?

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When do neap tides occur?

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When do neap tides occur?

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🔍 Key Concepts

• Spring vs. neap tides and how they differ • The Moon’s position at quadrature (first and third quarter phases) • How alignment or right angles between Sun–Earth–Moon affect tidal range

💭 Think About

• Think about when the tidal range (difference between high and low water) is the smallest, not the largest. • Which Moon phase places the Sun, Earth, and Moon at right angles instead of all in a straight line? • Which answers describe conditions for strongest tides, and which describe conditions for weakest tides?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which Moon phases correspond to Spring tides (largest range) and eliminate those choices. • Recall that quadrature means the Moon is about 90° from the Sun in the sky—connect that to the relevant Moon phase. • Ask yourself: in the correct situation, do the Sun’s and Moon’s gravitational pulls reinforce each other or partly cancel each other? Pick the case where they partly cancel.