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how the Sun and Moon cause tides
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Understand why there are high and low tides on the earth every day
How does the Moon affect Earth's tides?
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How does the Moon affect the tides?
The Earth may be less spherical and more football-shaped than you thought.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica,-Inc.
Understand why there are high and low tides on the earth every day
Learn how tidal forces from the Moon and the Sun create high and low tides.
Video: © MinutePhysics (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
How does the Moon affect Earth's tides?
Overview of water tides.
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; thumbnail © Volodymyr Shevchuk/Dreamstime.com

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how the Sun and Moon cause tides
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Sun and the Moon on Earth's water....
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
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