What Causes the Tides in the Ocean?

The Moon pulls on the ocean, making it rise and fall like a big wave. Imagine the Moon is like a giant magnet that gently tugs on the water. When the Moon is close to Earth, it pulls the water up, creating high tide. When it moves away, the water goes down, making low tide. Sometimes the Sun helps out too, making the tides even bigger!

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  1. When the Moon is above you at night, it pulls the water up, that’s why you see high tide near your beach.
  2. Your dog loves to play in the shallows when the ocean goes down, that's low tide!
  3. Sometimes the Sun and Moon pull together, making tides even bigger.

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