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The tides are an effect on the moon as well as the sun's gravitational pull. For example, when the moon and sun are on different sides of the Earth (which happens about twice a month), the high and low tides' difference in height are greatest, because there are two gravitational pulls acting on each other. When there is a half moon (sun and moon forming a right angle with Earth), the difference in height is not as great because the pulls are not opposite. So as the moon orbits around Earth, it pulls the ocean waters with it. As the Earth orbits the sun, the sun also pulls the ocean waters, as the sun basically pulls anything on this planet.

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