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The Moon's gravity is the primary cause of tides - all tides, both high and low.

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How does gravity effect the ocean?

The moons gravity pulls on the ocean, creating high and low tides. Depending on where the moon is located in contrast to where you are located, the moons gravity cause a spring tide, which is the largest hight range in high and low tides, and a neap tide, which is the least hight in high and low tides. I hope this helps. :)


How does the moon cause a tide?

the moons gravity pulls at the water making the a) north and south sides to have a high tide and the east and west have a low tide or b ) east and west has high tide and north and south has low


How the waves are made?

The moons gravity pulls the water and makes high tide and low tide


How does the moon cause high tide and low tide?

the gravity


Why do tides occur on our planet explain?

a tide is when water levels change in a large body of water. tides occur because of the moons gravity. the position of the moon and how close it is to earth determines if it is a high tide or low tide.


What sides of earth have high tides?

all have high tide if the moons by them


What is the relationship between the tide and the moon?

the gravity of the moon greatly affects the tides.


What create high and low tide?

The moons position does! 8^]


How does the Moon's movement effect the tides?

The moons gravity 'pulls' the earths water creating a 'tide.'


Do high tides occur mostly in the night or morning?

at night the moons gravity pulls waves to high tide and is strongest best at night rather than in the morning. Hope that answers your question.


How high tide happens?

the gravity of the moon.


How does a tide clock work?

it works by a spring the spring is pulled by the moons pull and graphs it by telling you if its high tide or low tide.