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The gravitational pull of the Moon causes:

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tides on the Earth

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storms on the Earth

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seasonal changes of the Earth

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phases of the Moon

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Solution

The correct option is A tides on the Earth
Sir Issac Newton had explained that tides in oceans are due to the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth.
This effect is common.

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