How Does the Moon Affect Tides on Earth?

The Moon pulls on Earth like a giant magnet, making the oceans move up and down. When the Moon is close, it tugs harder, creating bigger waves, that's why we get high tides! When it moves away, the water goes back down, giving us low tides.

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The ocean near a beach goes up when the Moon is overhead, making the water touch the shore more, that's a high tide!
When you're at the beach during the day and it's low tide, the Moon must be on the other side of Earth.
At night, the Moon pulls the water away from the other side of Earth, causing a low tide where you are.

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