When the sun, the earth, and the moon are all in line,
A) high tides and low tides are both higher than usual.
B) high tides and low tides are both lower than usual.
C) high tides are higher than usual and low tides are lower than usual.
D) high tides are lower than usual and low tides are higher than usual.

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When the sun, earth, and moon are all in line, it creates a spring tide. During a spring tide, the gravitational pull of the sun and moon combine, causing the highest high tides and the lowest low tides. This means that high tides are higher than usual and low tides are lower than usual.

When the Sun, the Earth, and the Moon Are All