What is the interval between a high tide and a neap tide at the given place?
a) 12 hours
b) 12 hours 26 minutes
c) 15 hours 30 minutes
d) 24 hours
Answer. b) 12 hours 26 minutes.
12 hours 26 minutes is the interval between a high tide and a neap tide at the given place. It takes 6 hours and 12.5 minutes for the water at the shore to go from high to low, and then from low to high.
About Tide:
The rhythmic rise and fall of ocean water twice a day is known as Tides.
Sir Isaac Newton discovered ocean tides.
The Gravitational Pull of the Moon and Sun, and rotation of the earth cause tide. The gravitation pull of the moon is the main reason for tides.
There are two types of tides namely Spring and Neap tides.
Spring tide:
The tide with the greatest difference between low and high tide is known as spring tide.
The gravitation pull of the sun and moon in the same direction causes spring tide.
A spring tide occurs at the new moon and full moon.
Neap tide:
The tide with the least difference between low and high tide is known as neap tide. It occurs when the moon is at the right angle to the sun.
Neap tide occurs in the first and last quarter.
Semidiurnal Tide:
There are two high tides and two low tides in the semidiurnal tide.
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