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Earth with points A, B, and C. The moon is to the right of Earth. A: Near the center of Earth. B: At the top of Earth. C: on the right side of Earth.
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Which point on the surface of Earth is experiencing high tide?
Which point on the surface of Earth is experiencing low tide?
What causes these tides to occur?
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High tide: point C (the side facing the Moon).
Low tide: point B (the point 90° from the Moon).
Why: Tides are caused by the Moon’s gravity acting differently on different parts of Earth. The Moon pulls more strongly on the near side (C) than on Earth’s center, producing a bulge toward the Moon. On the far side the Moon’s pull is weaker than at Earth’s center, so the water there is left “behind” and forms a second bulge (this is often described as a centrifugal/inertial effect of the Earth–Moon system). Points 90° away (like B) lie between those bulges and therefore experience lower water levels.
Low tide: point B (the point 90° from the Moon).
Why: Tides are caused by the Moon’s gravity acting differently on different parts of Earth. The Moon pulls more strongly on the near side (C) than on Earth’s center, producing a bulge toward the Moon. On the far side the Moon’s pull is weaker than at Earth’s center, so the water there is left “behind” and forms a second bulge (this is often described as a centrifugal/inertial effect of the Earth–Moon system). Points 90° away (like B) lie between those bulges and therefore experience lower water levels.
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