Imagine the moon and the sun are like two big friends who both pull on the Earth's oceans. Normally, they work together to make high and low tides, that’s called a spring tide. But when one of them is blocked by the other, like during a solar eclipse, their pulls cancel each other out just a little bit, making a neap tide, which has smaller changes in water levels. It's like two friends pulling in different directions, and for a short while, they're not as strong together.
Examples
- During a solar eclipse, it’s like the moon is whispering to the sun and saying, 'I’ll cover you for now!'
- Imagine two friends pulling on a rope, if one friend hides behind the other, their combined pull becomes weaker for a moment.
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See also
- Why Is The Moon Moving Away From Earth?
- How Do Solar Eclipses Affect Earth's Tides?
- How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect the Earth's Tides?
- How Does a Solar Eclipse Affect Earth’s Tides?
- How Does Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Tides Work?