Why is it that when at a beach the tides of the sea always move in a straight line towards the land. Why are they never on an angle
2007-02-27 20:38:26 · 4 answers · asked by mallan 1 in Environment
tides move up & down (not in & out) so from the shore it appears to move in a straight line, like water filling a bath.
the tide actually moves roughly from east to west determined by the rotation of earth & position of sun & moon, plus local topographic features like islands which divert the flow.
2007-02-28 00:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by fred 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't always move in a straight line, but from ground level, with a very limited viewpoint, they merely appear to move in a straight line. If you could see the tides hitting a beach from above, you would see they come in at an angle in many places.
2007-02-28 04:43:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tides strike the land and go back then returned by huge mass of water.Since there is no third body to take part in this game so tide is being played by the two.
2007-02-28 04:46:53 · answer #3 · answered by ZAK 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It just looks that way because, it happens over "HOURS", if you could take a "Time elapse" film of it, you would see the direction it comes in from.
2007-02-28 05:24:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋