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tide  

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  • Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide)

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