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Tides

Question 5 • SC332 Environmental Science B

Which of these takes exactly 24 h?

Answer
A
one rotation of the Earth
B
one revolution of the moon around the Earth
C
one period between two high tides
D
one period between two full moons

Explanation

One rotation of Earth takes about 24 hours, which is the length of a day. The Moon takes about a month to orbit Earth, and the time between full moons is also about a month. High tides at a given place are usually about 12 hours apart, not 24.

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