Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition _________ occurs when the Earth, Sun and Moon form a straight line.

A spring tide occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned in a straight line. Their gravitational pulls combine, producing especially high high tides and low low tides. A neap tide occurs when the Sun and Moon pull at right angles, so it does not fit this definition.

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