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!
Examples
- Your dog loves to play in the shallows when the ocean goes down, that's low tide!
- Sometimes the Sun and Moon pull together, making tides even bigger.
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