Question

Ocean tides are predictable because

the orbit of the moon and Earth, as well as the rotation of the Earth are well known.

The same side of the moon always faces the Earth.


The Earth revolves around the moon in a predicable pattern.

The sun revolves around the Earth in a predictable pattern.

Answer 1

Answer: the orbit of the moon and Earth, as well as the rotation of the Earth are well known.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tides are as a result of the gravitational impact of both the Sun and the Moon on the Earth. Indeed, not only the ocean experiences this effect as land does too but because the water is more fluid, it reacts more thereby causing tidal waves in the oceans and seas.

Because we know the rotation of the Earth and the orbit of the moon however (and therefore when a certain part of the Earth will be imparted by the Sun or the Moon), we are able to predict these tidal waves with high accuracy.