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When the sun and the moon are at right angles to each other, with the earth at the vertex, the sun pulls the water on earth its way, while the moon also pulls the water on earth its way. Pulling the water in two different directions like this, reduces the power of the moon on the earth’s water. As a result, the high tides aren’t so high and the low tides aren’t as low. This type of tide is called a ____ tide.

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neap
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spring
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low
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The correct option is A neap
When the sun and the moon are at right angles to each other, with the earth at the vertex, the sun pulls the water on earth its way, while the moon also pulls the water on earth its way. Pulling the water in two different directions like this, reduces the power of the moon on the earth’s water. As a result, the high tides aren’t so high and the low tides aren’t as low. This type of tide is called a ‘Neap Tide’.

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