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Which celestial bodies contribute to the rise and fall of sea levels?
Which celestial bodies contribute to the rise and fall of sea levels?
- The Sun and the stars
- The Moon and the Sun (correct)
- The Sun and the Earth
- The Moon and the stars
What can tide tables be used for?
What can tide tables be used for?
- To find the alignment of the Sun and Moon
- To find the shape of the coastline
- To find the predicted times and amplitude of tides (correct)
- To find the phase and amplitude of the tide
What factors influence the predictions of tides?
What factors influence the predictions of tides?
- Alignment of the Sun and Moon, phase and amplitude of the tide, shape of the coastline, and near-shore bathymetry (correct)
- Alignment of the Sun and Moon, phase and amplitude of the tide, atmospheric pressure, and wind
- Alignment of the Sun and Moon, phase and amplitude of the tide, wind, and atmospheric pressure
- Alignment of the Sun and Moon, phase and amplitude of the tide, amphidromic systems of the oceans, and shape of the coastline
What type of tides do many shorelines experience?
What type of tides do many shorelines experience?
What category of tides has two uneven magnitude tides a day?
What category of tides has two uneven magnitude tides a day?