Question

Using what you know about gravity explain why it would make sense that higher tides would occur during a new moon rather than a first quarter moon

Answer 1

It would make sense that higher tides would occur during a new moon rather than a first-quarter moon because only on when on the new moon day and on the full moon day the moon is perfectly aligned with the Earth and the Sun.

Explanation:

• When the moon is perfectly aligned with the Earth and the Sun in one line, the gravity of both the spatial body collectively acts on the oceans and evidently causes high tides.
• On the other hand, on the days between a new moon and a full moon, the gravitational pull of the moon is not as strong because it is not acted upon by the counter gravity of the Sun.