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Explain why most coastal regions have 2 high tides and 2 low tides.

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Because the Earth rotates through two tidal “bulges” every lunar day, coastal areas experience two high and two low tides every 24 hours and 50 minutes. ... This occurs because the moon revolves around the Earth in the same direction that the Earth is rotating on its axis.When both high tides are about equal to each other, and the low tides are also roughly equal, the pattern is called a semidiurnal tide. If the two highs and lows differ substantially, the pattern is called a mixed tide.

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it has something to do with the moons i know thst much, sorry im not much help
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