The ________ tide component tends to make high tides appear about one hour later each day.
A) diurnal
B) semidiurnal
C) lunar
D) solar
E) declinational

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The lunar tide component is responsible for the majority of tidal fluctuations and causes the tides to be influenced by the position of the moon. It takes approximately 24 hours and 50 minutes for the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth, so each day the high tide appears about 50 minutes later than the previous day, resulting in a tidal period that is slightly longer than 24 hours. This effect is known as lunar day or tidal day. Therefore, the answer is C) lunar.

The ________ Tide Component Tends to Make High Tides Appear