Imagine Earth is like a big ball, and the moon is its best friend. When the moon pulls on Earth's water, it makes the ocean rise, that’s a high tide! When the moon moves away, the ocean goes down, that’s a low tide. The sun also helps with this dance, sometimes making tides even bigger or smaller.
Examples
- When the moon is near the shore, the water gets higher, that’s a high tide!
- If you're on the beach at night when the moon is far away, it's probably a low tide.
- A full moon and a sun shining down make waves really big, like a spring tide!
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See also
- How Does a Battery Work?
- Why Do We Yawn When We're Tired?
- Why Do We Have Different Seasons?
- What Causes the Tides Exactly?
- What Causes a Volcano to Erupt?
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