What is the primary cause of the regular rise and fall of sea levels known as tides?

The Science Behind Tides and Their Celestial Influencers

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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Wind patterns
Gravitational pull of celestial bodies
Earth's rotation
Ocean currents
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which celestial body has the most significant influence on tides?
The Sun
The Moon
Jupiter
Mars
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the moon have a stronger tide-generating force than the sun?
The moon has more mass than the sun
The moon rotates faster than the sun
The moon is closer to the Earth
The moon is larger than the sun
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What causes high tides on the side of the Earth opposite the moon?
Earth's magnetic field
Centrifugal force
Wind currents
Sun's gravitational pull
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the water levels between two high tides?
They become turbulent
They fall
They rise
They remain constant
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the sun's gravity affect the tides?
It only increases the tides
It only decreases the tides
It can both increase and decrease the tides
It has no effect on the tides
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During which moon phases do spring tides occur?
Waxing gibbous and waning gibbous
Full moon and new moon
First quarter and last quarter
Waxing crescent and waning crescent
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