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Which description accurately describes the tide represented by the image below?

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon combined create larger than normal tides.
The gravitational pull of the sun and moon combined create moderate tides.
The gravitational pull of the sun creates low tides.
The gravitational pull of the moon creates high tides.

Which description accurately describes the tide represented by the image below? The-example-1
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Its the first statement:

The gravitational pull of the sun and moon combined create larger than normal tides.
-It's especially in this event, when the sun and moon are aligned, that the tides rise higher
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The gravitational pull of the sun and moon combined
create larger than normal tides.
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