The rise of sea-water during high tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the:

(a) Sun
(b) Earth
(c) Moon
(d) Mars

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(c) moon

High tide is the rise of sea water due to the gravitational pull of the moon.

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Statement 2: It is caused by the gravitational interaction between the moon and the earth.

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The rise of sea-water during high tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the: (a) Sun (b) Earth (c) Moon (d) Mars

(c) moon High tide is the rise of sea water due to the gravitational pull of the moon.

The rise of sea-water during high tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the:

(a) Sun
(b) Earth
(c) Moon
(d) Mars

(c) moon

High tide is the rise of sea water due to the gravitational pull of the moon.