Question

4. Which statement best describes a neap tide?

a. a rise in ocean water levels that takes place on the side of Earth nearest the Moon

b. the difference in levels of ocean water at high tide and at low tide

c. a tide of minimum range that takes place two times a month

d. the periodic rise and fall of the water level in the oceans

Answer 1

Answer: c. A tide of minimum range that takes place two times a month best describes a neap tide.

A neap tide occurs when the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in the smallest difference between high and low tides. This occurs twice a month, during the first and third quarters of the lunar cycle. During neap tides, the high tides are lower and the low tides are higher than average.

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