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Hydrosphere — Question 22

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Question 22

Assertion (A): On the seventh or eighth day of every fortnight a neap tide, which is lower in height than a low tide, occurs.

Reason (R): The tide producing forces of the sun and the moon work in opposite direction causing a low tide.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
Answer

A is false but R is true.

Explanation — On the seventh or eighth day of every fortnight a neap tide, which is lower in height than a normal tide, occurs. The height of neap tides is generally 20 per cent lower than that of the normal tides.