Seasons and Tides

The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun.

Summer.

Summer Solstice.

Spring tide.

Earth's tilted axis.

The angle at which the Earth is tilted from vertical, approximately 23.5 degrees.

The gravitational pull of the moon and the sun on Earth's oceans.

A tide that occurs when the moon is in its first or third quarter, resulting in the least difference between high and low tides.

A tide that occurs during the full moon and new moon, resulting in the greatest difference between high and low tides.

The time of year when day and night are approximately equal in length, occurring in spring and fall.