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How do the sun and moon work together to create a neap tide?

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Neap tides, which also occur twice a month, happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other. ... In both cases, the gravitational pull of the sun is "added" to the gravitational pull of the moon on Earth, causing the oceans to bulge a bit more than usual.

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