Spring tides occur ____.
A) only during spring months
B) when high tides are unusually low and low tides are unusually high
C) when high tides and low tides are unusually low
D) when high tides are unusually high and low tides are unusually low
E) simultaneously with neap tides

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Spring tides occur when the gravitational forces of the Moon and the Sun combine to pull the ocean's water in the same direction, leading to unusually high high tides and unusually low low tides. This phenomenon is not limited to the spring season; it happens approximately every two weeks, during the full moon and new moon phases.

Spring Tides Occur ____