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B) daily heating and cooling of the seas, which causes seawater to contract and expand.
C) a rise in sea level during the day because of an increase in storms.
D) water being pulled by the gravity of the Moon.
E) All of these are correct.


D) water being pulled by the gravity of the Moon.

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