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Tide

earth science Maturity 7-9

The ocean water moves up and down.

Tide coming in at St. Simons, Georgia, US.webm
Tide coming in at St. Simons, Georgia, US.webm
This is called a tide. The Moon pulls on the water. It makes the sea rise and fall. This happens every day. Can you see the water move?
Atlantic coast at low tide, Bar Harbor IMG 2262.JPG
Atlantic coast at low tide, Bar Harbor IMG 2262.JPG

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File:tide overview.svg
tide overview.svg
File:Tidal circularization figure1.svg
Tidal circularization figure1.svg
File:Tide and Moon.jpg
Tide and Moon.jpg
Tide St. Simons, GA 2018.webm
Tide coming in at St. Simons, Georgia, US.webm
File:Tide terms.png
Tide terms.png
File:Tide schematic.svg
Tide schematic.svg
Global surface elevation of M2 ocean tide.webm
File:Tide type.svg
Tide type.svg
File:Bangchuidao Island.JPG
Bangchuidao Island.JPG
File:Negative low tide at Ocean Beach 1.jpg
Negative low tide at Ocean Beach 1.jpg
File:Atlantic coast at low tide, Bar Harbor IMG 2262.JPG
Atlantic coast at low tide, Bar Harbor...

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