Explain why an observer can experience two unequal high tides during one day

What will be an ideal response?


The gravitational forces between the Earth and the Moon cause tides. Because the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth is slightly greater on the near side of Earth than on the far side, the tidal bulge is slightly greater on the near side, causing a slightly higher tide.

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a. True b. False

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