Due to the effect of gravitational pull, mainly from the moon, the water level in the sea rises and falls.
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Step 1: State the phenomenon — the Moon (and to a lesser extent the Sun) exerts a gravitational pull on the Earth; because ocean water is free to move, that pull produces changes in sea level called tides. Show more…
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