Kendra
None of us can feel it, but Britain rises and falls by a few centimeters every 12 hours and 25 minutes, as a massive bulge of seawater continuously circulates around the country.
Jonathan Amos, BBC Report
Lunar Tides
The Moon’s gravity imparts immense energy to the Earth, driving the tides in the global oceans. What becomes of all this energy? Scientists have been pondering this question for over 200 years, and the implications span numerous fields—ranging from the history of the Moon to the mixing of the oceans. The Moon’s gravitational pull tugs at the Earth, causing seawater to oscillate back and forth in predictable waves known as tides.



