tides and the moon

Spring Tides When the moon



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



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



moon and tides



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



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



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



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



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



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



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



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



The relative location of the Moon and Sun during spring and neap tides.



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



spring tides? Sometimes the Sun and Moon work against each other,



The Monthly Revolution of the Earth and Moon around the Barycenter of the



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