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Understanding Tides: Nature's Ebb and Flow

Explore the daily phenomenon of tides, the gravitational dance between the Earth and Moon causing oceans to rise and fall. Learn about high and low tides occurring every 24 hours in this informative overview.

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Understanding Tides: Nature's Ebb and Flow

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  1. Tides

  2. Tides

  3. What are Tides? • Tides are the daily rise and fall of the oceans and other large bodies of water on the Earth.

  4. Why do tides happen? • They are caused by the relationship between the Earth and the Moon. • As the Moon revolves around the Earth, its gravity pulls on the Earth’s oceans. Watch this demonstration https://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=1otfxSwaG5g

  5. When do tides occur? • Every 24 hours there are 2 high tides and 2 low tides. • Tides occur about every 6 and half hours.

  6. Watch this demonstration? http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/tides.htm

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