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by Marks_A_Lot on November 8th, 2009
If the heavenly bodies would all stop the water will level.. as for why different high tides .. its due to the momentum the water has built due to the movement of those heavenly bodies combined with the configuration of the channel or bay.. ... take a narrowing channel verses a straight channel ..if a constant velocity water is directed into the mouth of both channels the water will rise more in the narrowing channel since the water pressure is funneled to the tip...
Why planting crops is best done during high tide?
by Anonymous on June 14th, 2008
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Why are there two high tides each day?
by Suby the Coat on October 17th, 2008
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by rjenkins32 on July 6th, 2010
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Why is a spring tide higher than a neap tide?
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Descride how themoon creates tides on the earth
by liljo on April 1st, 2008
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You're reading If water is self-leveling, how is it possible that in some places tides rise by 1 foot, while in other places (Bay of Fundy) it rises by 45 feet?
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Momentum... thanks, that's an element I hadn't considered.
by ThorThpot on November 8th, 2009