Why do today's high tides arrive about an hour later than yesterday's tides?
A) Friction between the surface of Earth and the water slow the water's motion.
B) The Moon rises and sets about an hour later every day, and the tides follow the Moon.
C) The gravitational pull of the Sun on the tidal bulges slows their flow around Earth.
D) The tidal bulges include dry land as well as water, and dry land responds to the tidal forces more slowly.

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The Moon rises and sets about an hour later each day due to its orbit around Earth, causing the high tides, which are influenced by the Moon's gravitational pull, to also occur about an hour later each day.

Why Do Today's High Tides Arrive About an Hour Later