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  • What causes tides
    an imbalance between two forces
  • What causes gravitational forces on earth tides
    the moon
  • How far is the barycenter away from earths surface
    It is 900 miles away
  • Small bodies of liquid make tides (true/false)
    False , they do not have enough volume to create tides
  • What 2 tidal bulges are created
    toward and away from the moon
  • How often to oceans rise and fall to create tides
    twice a day
  • Where are high tides aligned
    under the moon
  • Where are low tides aligned
    right angle to the high tides
  • What is a tide?
    A tide is when the water rises and falls due to gravity between the sun, moon and earth
  • Which way does the earth move to create high and low tides
    it rotates/spins
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