Question

Name the rise and fall of sea water due to the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon:

Options

• Tides

• Waves

• Spheres

• Oscillations

Answer 1

Tides

Explanation:

• Tides are the regular rise and fall of sea water levels caused primarily by the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on the Earth's oceans.

• Unlike waves (caused by wind) or oscillations (general back-and-forth movements), tides are predictable and occur in a regular cycle—usually two high tides and two low tides each day.