The Moon produces tidal disturbances on the oceans of Earth. In most places on Earth, there are
A) two equal high tides and one low tide per day.
B) two high and two low tides per day.
C) one high tide and one low tide per day.
D) one high tide and one low tide per month.

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The gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth's oceans causes two bulges of water on opposite sides of the Earth, leading to two high tides and two low tides in most places on Earth each day.

The Moon Produces Tidal Disturbances on the Oceans of Earth