Identify the TRUE statement.

a. Since the Sun is much larger than the Moon, its gravity is the biggest contributing factor to the tide-generating force.

b. The tide-generating force creates two bulges in the oceans on opposite sides of Earth.

c. Tidal reach means the farthest inland the water goes at high tide.

d. The tide-generating force is a combination of only two forces, the gravitational attractions of the Sun and Moon.

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Raisin

20 May, 19:59

Identify the TRUE statement.

a. Since the Sun is much larger than the Moon, its gravity is the biggest contributing factor to the tide-generating force.

b. The tide-generating force creates two bulges in the oceans on opposite sides of Earth.

c. Tidal reach means the farthest inland the water goes at high tide.

d. The tide-generating force is a combination of only two forces, the gravitational attractions of the Sun and Moon.

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Tanya Ball · Answer 1

B. The tide generating forces creates two bulges in the ocean on opposite sides of the earth

Explanation:

centrifugal force, causes the oceans to bulge on the opposite side facing the moon. While the moon's gravitational pull is strong enough to attract oceans into a bulge on the side of the earth facing the moon, it is not strong enough to overcome the inertia on the opposite side of the earth. As a result, the world's oceans bulge twice once when they are on the side of Earth closest to the moon, and once when they are on the side farthest from the moon.