When does a spring tide occur?

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Olive Lamb

Social Studies

1 May, 14:46

When does a spring tide occur?

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Gerardo Kane · Answer 1

Spring tides are especially strong tides (they do not have anything to do with the season Spring). They occur when the Earth, the Sun, and the Moon are in a line. The gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun both contribute to the tides. Spring tides occur during the full moon and the new moon.