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The gravity of the moon pulls water towards it. As the moon and earth rotate, the water levels raise and lower in different spots.

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What are two high tides and two low tides a day called?

High tides, low tides, spring tides (which are maximum high tides) and neap tides (which are the lowest of low tides).


How high is the high tides and how low is the low tides?

Fifteen thousand feet.


Why do seamen consider high and low tides in their journey?

They consider high and low tides in their journey because if it is high tide the water level will be high but if it is low tides the water level is low.


Which happens more high or low tides?

Low tides


What are tides that are not very high and not very low called?

Tides that are not very high and not very low are called neap tides.


What is it called when high tides are higher and low tides are lower than normal?

High tides. The others are called low tides.


What are between high and low tides?

medium tides


Why are high and low tides in two consecutive days?

Actually, there are TWO high tides and TWO low tides, on almost every day.


Do high tides occur less often than low tides as often as low tides or more often than low tides?

same


What are extreme tides called?

Extra high tides are called spring tides and extra low tides are called neap tides ********************************************* Spring high tide is a tide that is very high and reaches high up the beach. Spring low tide is a tide that is very low and goes far down the beach. Neap tides are the high and low water tides that range over the beach between the Spring tide marks.


Give one reason why seafarer's like to know the time of high tides and low tides?

So the seafarers will know if they will travel safely or not for instance: the tide is high,,,, the seafarers know it the know that they wont be safe in high tides but in low tides ,the sea level might not be high enough for their boat to ride on safely


What are the two types of two tides?

The two types of tides are spring tides and neap tides. Spring tides occur when the sun, moon, and Earth are in alignment, creating higher high tides and lower low tides. Neap tides happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other, resulting in less extreme high and low tides.