A student is on fall break and goes to the beach at the ocean. She notices that sometimes she can walk out further into the ocean because there is less water. She knows this is due to the pull of the moon. How does she explain this shallow water to her younger sister? (1 point)

Question

As the Earth rotates, the student passes through one of the areas on the Earth where there is less water on the planet due to the moon pulling the water to a different location.

As the Earth rotates, the student passes through one of the areas on the Earth where there is more water on the planet due to the moon pulling the water to that location.

The water on Earth is evenly spread out throughout the planet's oceans at all times.

There is only one time in twenty-four hours that the water at the beach is deep because the Earth's gravity pulls it inward to the shore.

Answer 1

The best explanation for the younger sister would be:

"As the Earth rotates, the student passes through one of the areas on the Earth where there is more water on the planet due to the moon pulling the water to that location."

This explanation accurately conveys the concept of tides, which are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon, leading to varying water levels in different areas of the ocean as the Earth rotates.