What causes high and low tides?
A) the tendency for water on a spinning globe to be thrown outward
B) daily heating and cooling of the seas, which causes seawater to contract and expand
C) a rise in sea level during the day because of an increase in storms
D) water is pulled by the gravity of the Moon
E) all of these

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High and low tides are primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth's oceans. The Moon's gravity pulls water towards it, creating a bulge in the ocean on the side of the Earth closest to the Moon, which we perceive as high tide.

What Causes High and Low Tides