alleryStart learning →Spring tides occur when the sun, the moon and the earth are:
AFarthest apart
BSpinning faster
CIn a straight line
DAll below horizon
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. In a straight line
1. The positions of the sun and the moon shape tide height.
2. When all three bodies line up straight, the tide runs higher.
3. These higher tides are the spring tides.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_
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