What Causes ‘Tides’ and How Are They Connected to the Moon?

Imagine the Earth and Moon as two best friends who pull each other. The moon's gravity pulls on the oceans, making them rise up like waves. When the moon is near, we get a high tide, and when it’s far, we get a low tide. It's like the ocean is stretching and shrinking with the moon!

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The water near the beach rises when the moon is above it, like a giant wave coming to greet the moon.
When you’re at the beach during the day and then again at night, you might see two high tides, one from the moon pulling in the morning and another pulling in the evening.
A tide pool on the shore fills up with water when the moon is close by, like it’s being stretched out toward the moon.

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