Question

Neap tides are weaker than average tides. This means that they have a lower than average high tide and a higher than average low tide. Which type of planetary alignment would you expect to result in a neap tide?

a. sun, moon and earth aligned with the sun and moon on opposite sides of the earth
b. sun, moon and earth aligned with the sun and moon on the same side
c. sun, moon and earth from a right angle
d. sun, moon and earth from a 45 degree angle

Answer 1

Your answer is C, because this is the position in which time neap tides occur.