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j.rubin

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When and why do neap tides occur? How much tidal variation is noted?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Which are the two most popular candidates for gamma-ray bursters?
 
  A) collisions between a white dwarf and a giant, and merger of two neutron stars
  B) hypernova making a black hole, and merger of two neutron stars
  C) formation of uranium in the core of a supergiant, and collisions of white dwarfs
  D) mergers of two black holes, and merger of a neutron star and a white dwarf
  E) hypernova making pulsars, and mergers of two white dwarfs


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

At first and third quarter phase, the Sun cancels out the Moon's tidal pull to some degree, and the tidal variation is small.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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