Cambridge IGCSE Marine Science · Spring and neap tides
Tide Turner
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Grab the Earth and turn it under the two tidal bulges to give each port the high or low tide it needs. Then swing the Moon into line with the Sun for a spring tide, or to right angles for a neap tide, and read a tide pole in the harbour to measure the tidal amplitude.
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Time 60
Tides drawn millions of times bigger · not to scale
TIDE POLE READINGS
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Turn the Earth · move the Moon · read the tide · Cambridge IGCSE Marine Science
↻ Two bulges☾ Spring & neap▲ High & low tide☰ Tide pole