What is the angle that the Sun and the Moon make with each other, with the Earth as the vertex during a neap tide?
A
100 degrees
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B
45 degrees
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C
120 degrees
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D
90 degrees
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Solution
The correct option is D 90 degrees During a neap tide, the Sun and the Moon find themselves at right angles to each other, with the Earth at the vertex. During this time the gravitational attraction of the moon is reduced and the high tides aren’t so high and the low tides aren’t as low.