2006-07-11 17:02:19 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The gravitational pull of the moon pulls the sea into a "lump" as the earth turns.
2006-07-11 17:05:44 · answer #1 · answered by The Lone Gunman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sea ebbs and flows twice in any 24 hours, no matter which sea or ocean, there are some places, normally round islands close to the mainland, where it may rise and fall 4 times in 24 hours, but twice is the norm.
2006-07-12 04:18:32 · answer #2 · answered by mike-from-spain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tides ebb and flow twice a dy because of the gravitaional pull of the moon.
2006-07-12 07:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The gravitational pull of the moon pulls the sea towards it, as it orbits the earth .thus creating a high and low tide every 12 hours
2006-07-18 12:45:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bay of Fundy
2006-07-12 02:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋