alleryWhen do spring tides occur in the lunar cycle?
AFirst and third quarter
BOnly at the equinoxes
CAround new moon and full moon
DOnly in the spring season
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Around new moon and full moon
1. Spring tides occur around new moon and full moon.
2. Then the Sun, Moon and Earth form a line, so the solar pull adds to the lunar pull.
3. Quarter moons give the weaker neap tides.
_Source: Wikipedia, Tide, Range variation: springs and neaps_
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