What is NOT true about tides?

A. They are caused by a gravitational pull on the oceans.
B. They appear to advance and retreat at coasts.
C. Each place on Earth has the same tidal range.
D. The size of the tide varies with the pull of the Sun or Moon.
E. It causes vertical “bulges” in the sea surface.


C

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