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Why The Ocean Has Tides And What The Moon Has To Do With It

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Why the ocean has tides

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How Earth spins through the water

nic As Earth rotates on its axis, coastal regions pass through the two watery bulges every day.

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The mystery of the second tidal bulge

nic High tide happens simultaneously on opposite sides of Earth because the Moon pulls the planet away from the far ocean.

Fun Facts

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Fun Fact

Tidal braking: The friction of tides is slowly slowing Earth's rotation by about 2.3 milliseconds every century.

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Quiz

Where is the Earth-Moon system's shared center of mass, the barycenter, located?

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Which of these has the greatest overall influence on Earth's daily ocean tides?

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How many high tides do most coastal locations experience during one tidal day?

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How does tidal friction affect the speed of Earth's rotation over time?

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Why is there a second high tide on the side of Earth facing away from the Moon?

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What force works alongside gravity to help form the second tidal bulge on Earth?

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Who first mathematically explained how the Moon's gravity causes ocean tides?

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How long is a complete tidal day, containing two high and two low tides?

Glosario

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Glossary

syzygy (noun)
The alignment of three or more celestial bodies in a straight or nearly straight configuration. This astronomical alignment once flooded Miami's Brickell neighborhood under sunny skies in October 2015.

Gossip

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Gossip

Would you prefer a world with permanent high tide?

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nic How Earth spins through the water

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nic How the Moon pulls on the ocean

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nic The mystery of the second tidal bulge

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nic How the barycenter shapes our orbit

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