Multiple choice

Spring tides are caused

  1. when the moon and sun make a right angle with the earth

  2. during spring season

  3. when the sun and the moon are in straight line with the earth

  4. when the water falls from a high mountain to flow in large bends
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Explanation

Spring tides occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth align in a straight line (syzygy) - either at new moon (Sun-Moon-Earth) or full moon (Earth-Sun-Moon). This alignment creates combined gravitational forces that produce the highest high tides and lowest low tides. Right angles produce neap tides, and it has nothing to do with the spring season.

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