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6th gr Unit 4 Water pretest 25-26 — 16 Questions
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Spring tides don’t only happen in the spring season. A spring tide occurs each time the Earth, sun, and moon line up with one another. This alignment causes the gravitational pull of the moon and sun to combine, creating tides that are higher than normal.

Examine the tide table below that shows tide data for the month of June:


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Choose the response below that demonstrates the correct alignment of the sun, the Earth, and the moon that would create a spring tide, as well as the corresponding graph of the data from the table that shows a spring tide occurring.


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Answer 1

Spring tides happen when the Sun, Earth and Moon are lined up (either Sun–Moon–Earth at new moon or Sun–Earth–Moon at full moon). On a tide graph a spring tide shows a larger tidal range — higher high tides and lower low tides (bigger peaks and troughs).

So pick the choice that:
- shows the Sun, Earth and Moon in a straight line, and
- shows the tide graph with the largest amplitude (the tallest high tides and the deepest low tides).

If you want me to pick the exact letter/number from the choices, re-upload the images or tell me which option (A, B, C, etc.) shows the straight-line alignment and which graph shows the biggest peaks, and I’ll confirm.