ul TEW ?8:24 PM@ 1 0 15% 07 of 15The four letters on the diagram below shows fourdifferent positions of the moon in relation to Earthand the Sun.WEarthSunYWhen the moon is at position W or Y, which of thesebest describes the tides?It is high tide on Earth beneath position Xand low tide beneath position W.Both high and low tides are lower thanaverage.High tides are especially high and lowtides are especially low.The tides are weak with a small differencebetween high and low tide.Next >

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ul TEW ?
8:24 PM
@ 1 0 15% 0
7 of 15
The four letters on the diagram below shows four
different positions of the moon in relation to Earth
and the Sun.
W
Earth
Sun
Y
When the moon is at position W or Y, which of these
best describes the tides?
It is high tide on Earth beneath position X
and low tide beneath position W.
Both high and low tides are lower than
average.
High tides are especially high and low
tides are especially low.
The tides are weak with a small difference
between high and low tide.
Next >

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Tides

Tides occur due to gravitational pull of sun and moon on earth. In question, it is given that moon is at position W or Y, which makes right angle with sun. The tides, which occur at this position, are called neap tide. The gravitational pull of sun is slightly cancelled by the gravitational pull of moon, causing net gravitational pull of sun and moon together less than average. Thus,at this position (neap tide), the high tide will be lower than the average while the low tide will be higher than the average, i.e. tides will be weaker than the average.