What two phases of the moon cause the strongest tides?
1 answer:
Full and new phases of the moon cause the strongest tides.
Explanation:
A new moon occurs when the moon is in between the sun and the earth - at a plane -while a full moon occurs when the earth is between the moon and the sun – at a plane.
The effect of gravitational pull, of both the sun and moon, on the oceans is cumulative during these phases of the moon due to the position of both the sun and moon relative to earth.
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