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When the Sun and the Moon pull at right angles, the lower tides are called:

ANight tides
BNeap tides
CNear tides
DNumb tides
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Neap tides
1. Pulls at right angles partly cancel. 2. The tides then run lower than usual. 3. Those are neap tides. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 4, Earth, Moon, and Sky._
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