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Why does Perth only have one high tide a day and Melbourne have two?
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∙ 10y ago
The interaction of the Sun and Moon's gravity with the oceans produce tides. If the Earth was a just a ball of water (no land masses) then there would be 2 tides per day everywhere.
However there are land masses that complicate the tide movements, so that there are 3 different types of tides, depending on the local geography.
1. Diurnal - one high tide and one low tide per day. Occurs in Alaska, South East Asia, Gulf of Mexico and Western Australia.
2. Semi-Diurnal - Two high and two low waters per tidal day. They are common on the Atlantic coasts of the United States, Europe and Africa.
3. Mixed Tides - as the name suggests, each tide is different from the last. Occurs everywhere else!
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How many islands in the Philippines when low tide?
When it is high tide the Philippines appears to have only 7,100 islands.The other 7 islands appear only during low tide.
Where does a high tide occur in massachusetts?
You only get high tides along ocean coastlines.
What are water bulges tides?
neap tide
What are the two types of two tides?
high tide and low tide
Whenthe water is closest to the beach is it high tide or low tide?
high tide
When do low tide and high tide occur simultaneously?
High tide nimo
How many islands in the Philippines when low tide?
When it is high tide the Philippines appears to have only 7,100 islands.The other 7 islands appear only during low tide.
When a tide chart gives a time for high tide is that the time the tide turns to make high or time that high tide is at its highest?
When the tide is at its highest.
Is it is high tide where you are is the tide high or low on the side of earth directly opposite you?
it is high tide
If it is high tide where you are the tide high or low on the side of Earth directly opposite you?
it is high tide
Where does a high tide occur in massachusetts?
You only get high tides along ocean coastlines.
What are water bulges tides?
neap tide
What are the two types of two tides?
high tide and low tide
When do low tide and high tide occur during simultaneously?
there is a high tide nimo...
Whenthe water is closest to the beach is it high tide or low tide?
high tide
What time does high tide and low tide happen?
The time for high tide and low tide depends on the date of the tide, and the place where you are measuring high and low tide. There isn't a fixed number, unfortunately.
How do high tide and low tide happen?
low tide in the night high tide in the day
