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Describe the relative positions of the earth the moon and the sun during neap tide?
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∙ 12y ago
Gravitational forces from both the sun and the moon continuously pull on the earth.although the moon is much smaller than the sun , the moon's gravity is the dominant force behind earth's tides
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∙ 15y agoNeap tide refers to a time in the month (as dictated by the fullness of the moon) when there is the least difference between the high and low tide.
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Spring and neap tides occur in a patterns governed by?
the relative positions of Earth,moon,and sun(the phases of the moon)
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