Moons
What stage(s) is the moon in when there is a neap tide?
The Sun, Earth, and Moon are in a _____ line during a spring tide.
Straight
The Sun, Earth, and Moon are in what letter during a neap tide?
L
What is a tide?
The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun.
Does the Moon or the Sun have a bigger gravitational pull on the Earth?
The moon
How often do spring tides occur?
How often do neap tides occur?
twice a month
Which tide has the smallest difference between high and low?
Neap tides
What stage(s) is the moon in when there is a spring tide?
Full moon or New moon
How long are spring tides?
24 hours and 50 minutes
How long are neap tides?
24 hours and 50 minutes
When the moon is in 3rd quarter that means there is a ____ tide.
Neap tide
How many moons does it take to fill up the sun?
76 million
How many days apart are spring tides?
14 days
14 days
Which tide has the biggest difference between high and low?
Spring tide
How much gravity does the moon have on the earth?
17%
Why do spring tides have the biggest differnce?
the gravitational pull of the sun is added to the gravitational pull of the tides?
Why are neap tides have a smaller difference?
The pull of the sun is to weak
Whats stronger spring tides or neap tides?
Spring tides