Question

Which of the following best describes what causes the tides?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The gravity of the moon and sun pushes and pulls the oceans. The gravity of the moon and the sun pulls the oceans towards themselves. The moon's gravity pulls on the oceans. The sun's gravity pushes on the oceans.

Answer 3

It is the moon's gravity on the oceans. The sun doesn't play a factor in the tides. It is too far away for it's gravity to affect the earth.