Unit 3 Picture

This picture is an example of tides. Tides are caused because of the difference in force felt by opposite sides of the Earth. The tides that come in and out of this rocky area are going to occur every six hours. If this were a low tide right now, in six hours there would be a high tide and six hours after that would be low tide again. If this was a low tide, then the opposite side of the Earth is also going to be experiencing low tides, the same goes for high tides. If the moon were a full moon or a new moon, the high and low tides would be more dramatic. These are called spring tides. The less dramatic tides that occur during waxing and waning moons are called neap tides.