Question

When the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon combine to pull the water on the Earth in same direction, it is called the.

• A. rip tide
• B. spring tide
• C. neap tide

Answer 1

The correct option is B spring tide

When the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon combine to pull the water on the Earth, it is called the spring tide. In this situation, high tides are higher than the normal high tides, and low tides are lower than the normal low tides.