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State whether True or False:
High tides are formed on new moon and full moon night.

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The correct option is A True
True
Tides are caused as a result of the gravitational force exerted by the Moon and the Sun on Earth. The Moon being closer to Earth will have a stronger pull on Earth. Hence, the part of the Earth facing the Moon will experience a pull resulting in a high tide. During full moon and new moon, the Earth, Moon and Sun are in a line and a combined effect of the pull exerted by both Moon and Sun causes the highest tides known as spring tides. On other days, the Sun and Moon are not aligned in a straight line and hence the effect is not equally strong as compared to spring tides.
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