FACT
Why are tides formed?
Tides
are caused due to the gravitational pull of the moon on the water in the oceans
and seas. These occur at periodic intervals of times. The pull of the moon
causes a huge swell of water to rise. This is known as a high tide. As the
effect of the moon wanes, the water recedes and a low tide occurs. As the Earth
spins on its axis, different oceans come under the effect of the gravitational
pull of the Moon at different times. Thus, the high and night in the seas and
oceans. Tides are of two different types- the spring tides and the neap tides. Spring
tide occurs on new or full moon day when the oceans experience the combined
gravitational pull of the sun and the moon. The high tides arte expectedly high
tides are exceptionally high and low tides Sun and Moon are at right angles to
each other, i.e., on quarter moon days.
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