Single correct option
Consider the following statements about tides:
1. Spring tides occur when the Moon is at the first or third quarter.
2. Neap tides have the smallest range between high and low tides.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Spring tides occur when the Moon is at the first or third quarter.
2. Neap tides have the smallest range between high and low tides.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (B) 2 only
Statement 2 is correct: neap tides occur at the quarter phases, when the Sun and Moon act at right angles, so the range is smallest. Statement 1 is wrong because spring tides occur at new moon and full moon, when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in a straight line and the pull is combined.
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