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Explain how the moon causes high and low tides.

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High and low tides are caused by the moon.The moons gravitational pull generates something called tidal force.The tidal force causes earth and its water to bulge out on the closest to the moon and side farthest to the moon.i hope this helps
User Supawat Pusavanno
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Gravitational pulls
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