Imagine the ocean as a big bowl of water. The moon is like a giant magnet in the sky, pulling on it. When the moon pulls hard enough, the water rises, that’s a high tide. When the moon moves away, the water goes down, that’s a low tide. Sometimes the sun helps too, making tides even bigger or smaller.
Examples
- When you're on a beach at night, the moon's pull makes the water rise around you, that's high tide.
- The sun helps make tides bigger when it lines up with the moon, like during full or new moons.
- A low tide is when the moon pulls away, and the water goes down so much you can walk across the beach.
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See also
- What Causes the ‘Tide’ in the Ocean?
- How Does the Moon Affect Our Tides?
- What Causes the Tides and How Are They Measured?
- What Causes the ‘Tides’ and Why Are They Predictable?
- What Causes the ‘Tides’ and How High Can They Get?
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