EARTH SCIENCE
OCEANS
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a wave that forms when an ocean disturbance occurs and suddenly moves a lot of water
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the average level of the ocean’s surface at any time
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the periodic rise and fall of the ocean’s surface caused by the gravitational force between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun
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the greatest tidal rangeland that occurs when Earth, the Moon, and the Sun form a straight line
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the lowest tidal range and occurs when Earth, the Moon and the Sun form a right triangle
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tides are periodic rise and fall of large mass of water in the oceans. Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon. The gravitational attraction of the moon causes the oceans to bulge out in the direction of the moon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of Tide: The periodic rise and fall in the level of the water in oceans and seas as a result of gravitational attraction of the sun and moon and the rotation of the earth..
Detailed explanation-3: -High and low tides are caused by the moon. The moon’s gravitational pull generates something called the tidal force. The tidal force causes Earth-and its water-to bulge out on the side closest to the moon and the side farthest from the moon. These bulges of water are high tides.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tides are the periodic rise and fall of surface water caused by the gravitational force of the moon and the sun and by the rotation of the earth. The movements of the solar system that influence the tides are predictable; therefore changes in tide height and time are predictable.
Detailed explanation-5: -Tides are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun. Tides originate in the ocean and progress toward the coastlines where they appear as the regular rise and fall of the sea surface.