When the Sun and Moon are aligned and pull at the oceans together, they produce this tide with a wide tidal range.

very weak tides because the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another

the rise and fall of the sea level caused by the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon

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Tides

Question	Answer
spring tide	When the Sun and Moon are aligned and pull at the oceans together, they produce this tide with a wide tidal range.
neap tide	very weak tides because the Moon and the Sun are perpendicular to one another
tide	the rise and fall of the sea level caused by the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon
moon phases of a spring tide	full moon and new moon
moon phases of a neap tide	first and third quarter