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Q. What is the tide formed when the sun, the moon, and the earth are in a straight line?
  1. Spring Tide 
  2. Neap Tide 
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Notes: Spring Tides - When the sun, the moon, and the earth are in a straight line, the height of the tide will be higher than normal. These are called as a spring tides.
They occur twice in a month-
one on the full moon and the other on the new moon.

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