Tidal forces are caused by
A) the weight of the water on the ocean floor.
B) the strength of the gravitation pull of the Moon on Earth.
C) the difference between the weight of the water on the ocean floor at high and low tide.
D) the difference between the strength of the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on either side of Earth.
E) the strength of the gravitation pull of the Moon and the Sun on Earth.

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Tidal forces are primarily caused by the difference in gravitational pull exerted by the Moon and the Sun on different parts of the Earth, leading to the rise and fall of ocean tides.

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