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What type of tide is it if the difference between high and low tide is greatest?(a) Diurnal tide(b) Neap tide(c) Spring tide(d) Ebb tideThe question was posed to me in a national level competition.My question is from Tidal Energy in portion Ocean Energy & Geothermal Energy of Energy Engineering

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The correct option is (c) Spring tide

To elaborate: The tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tides is GREATEST. It occurs when the MOON is NEW or FULL. Spring tides result when the gravitation forces of the sun and moon are parallel to one another.



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