Question

use what you learned about tides to complete the sentences. the pull of gravity of causes earths crust and oceans to bulge. this creates high and low tides. tides occur when the sun, the moon, and earth are nearly aligned. tides happen when the sun and the moon are at right angles to each other. each of these special tides happens in a lunar cycle.

Explanation:

The moon's gravitational pull is the main force causing tides. Spring tides occur during full and new moons when the Sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, enhancing the gravitational pull. Neap tides occur during the first and third quarter moon phases when the Sun and moon are at right - angles, reducing the combined gravitational pull. Each lunar cycle (about 29.5 days) has two full moons, two new moons, two first - quarter moons, and two third - quarter moons, resulting in two spring and two neap tides.

Answer:

1. The pull of gravity of the moon causes Earth's crust and oceans to bulge. This creates high and low tides.
2. Spring tides occur when the Sun, the moon, and Earth are nearly aligned.
3. Neap tides happen when the Sun and the moon are at right - angles to each other.
4. Each of these special tides happens twice in a lunar cycle.