tides and the moon

Spring Tides When the moon



NOAA's National Ocean Service: Animation of spring and neap tides



moon and tides



Tides depend on several factors, including where the sun and moon are



Rotation and Friction Causes Tides to Lead Moon; Bulge Pulls Moon,



the largest tides are when moon and sun tug in the same direction.



Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon on the waters



First Lunar Tides - the newborn moon looms close and large in the earth's



The phases of the Moon reveal a lot about the tides.



forces of sun and moon compete at half moon to produce neap tides.



tide as the moon's gravity pulls on the water creating a bulge in the



tides, it is thus necessary to know the attractive force of the Moon and



But, if the Sun and Moon both are producing tides, how do these tidal



in Neap Tides. Figure 1 Gravitational effect of the Sun and the Moon on



There are two spring tides each month (full moon and new moon).



tides (part [a]), which arise during each phase of a new moon or a full



The relative gravitational attraction (Fg) exerted by the moon at various



Competition between the Sun and Moon in producing tides.



moon are aligned relative to earth producing very high (Spring) tides



Time lag: Actual high tides occurs up to 6 hours after the moon passes.