Which of the following statements concerning tides is correct?
A) At perigee, tidal ranges are minimized.
B) Diurnal tides are a tidal pattern in which there is one high tide and one low tide in a lunar day.
C) Mixed tides are a tidal pattern in which there are two high and low tides daily of approximately equal tidal heights.
D) Neap tides occur when the solar tide and the lunar tides are additive, producing the highest high tide and lower low tides.
E) Semidiurnal tides are a tidal pattern in which there are two high tides and two low tides per lunar day, one high tide higher than the other.
B
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