High tide - The bulging of water on the side of Earth facing the Moon, caused by the Moon’s gravitational pull, as well as a second bulge on the opposite side of Earth., Low tide - The areas between high tides where water levels are lower., Spring tide - A high, high tide or low, low tide. Created by the gravitational effect on Earth's oceans when the Sun and Moon are in the same plane as the Earth., Neap tide - A low, high tide or high, low tide. Created by the gravitational effect on Earth's oceans when the Sun and Moon are in the opposite planes as the Earth., King (perigean) tide - An unusually high tide that occurs when the Moon is closest to Earth (at perigee), aligned with the Sun and Earth, and during a full or new moon phase., Tides - The regular rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun on Earth’s oceans., Gravitational pull - The force by which a celestial body, such as the Moon or Sun, attracts another body toward itself., Lunar day - The time it takes for the Earth to rotate once on its axis relative to the Moon, about 24 hours and 50 minutes., Perigee - The point in the Moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth., Bulge - The swelling of ocean water caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon or Sun., Apogee - The point in the Moon's orbit when it is farthest from the Earth.,

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