UNIVERSE
THE SUN
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the tilt of the Earth’s axis
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The earth’s rotation on it’s axis
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the gravitational pull of the moon,
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the uneven heating of the oceans by the sun
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gravity is one major force that creates tides. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on the oceans of the earth (Sumich, J.L., 1996).
Detailed explanation-2: -The moon is a major influence on the Earth’s tides, but the sun also generates considerable tidal forces. Solar tides are about half as large as lunar tides and are expressed as a variation of lunar tidal patterns, not as a separate set of tides.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spring tides always happen when the Moon is at the full or new phase, which is when the Sun, Moon and Earth are in alignment. Neap tides occur around the first and last quarter phase of the Moon, when the Moon’s orbit around Earth brings it perpendicular to the Sun.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Short Answer: 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.