There are two high tides and two low tides in each 25-hour period because:
A) Earth orbits around the Sun in a little over 24 hours
B) the Moon orbits Earth in 25 hours
C) Earth completes a full rotation every 24 hours but the Moon moves too
D) heating and cooling of the seas twice each day

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The primary reason for two high tides and two low tides within a 25-hour period is that while the Earth completes one full rotation every 24 hours, the Moon also moves in its orbit around the Earth. This movement of the Moon alters the timing of when its gravitational pull affects different parts of the Earth, leading to the observed pattern of tides.

There Are Two High Tides and Two Low Tides in Each