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Tides

Question 3 • SC332 Environmental Science B

Which statement describes what is happening at high tide?

Answer
A
The moon is revolving more quickly than the Earth is rotating.
B
The moon’s gravity is dragging water away from the equator.
C
The moon’s gravity is pulling ocean water into a bulge.
D
The sun’s gravity pulls with more force than the moon’s gravity.

Explanation

At high tide, ocean water rises because the Moon’s gravitational pull helps draw it into a bulge on the side of Earth facing the Moon. As Earth rotates, places move through this bulge and experience high tide. The correct statement is “the moon’s gravity is pulling ocean water into a bulge.”

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