Question

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A. A low tide is said to be experienced when water recedes from the shore.
• B. The strong gravitational pull exerted by the Sun only is responsible for the formation of tides.
• C. When the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in the same line, the tides thus formed are called neap tides.
• D. Kuroshio is a cold current and Oyashio is a warm current.

Answer 1

The correct option is A A low tide is said to be experienced when water recedes from the shore.

During the Full Moon and New Moon days, the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are in the same line and the tides are at their highest level. These tides are called spring tides. When the moon is in its first and last quarter, the ocean waters get drawn in diagonally opposite directions by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon, resulting in low tides. These tides are called neap tides.
The cold Oyashio current and the warm Kuroshio current meet near the coast of Japan.