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This type of tide is the LOWEST tide. It happens when the gravity of the sun andmoon counteract each other.A. neap tideB. spring tideC. low tideD. high tide

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The lowest tide that happens when the Moon, Earth, and Sun form a angle of 90°, being the gravity of the Moon and Sun counteract each other is the neap tide, that occurs exactly halfway between spring tide. Therefore, the correct alternative is the letter A.

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