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The average time interval between successive high tide and low tide is _____.

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12 hours and 26 minutes
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6 hours and 12 minutes
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24 hours and 52 minutes
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50 minutes
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Solution

The correct option is C 24 hours and 52 minutes
The coastal areas experience two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours and 52 minutes because earth rotate through two tidal bulges. The water at the seashore takes around six hours and 12.5 minutes to go from high to low or vice versa.

Therefore the correct answer is option C.




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