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What controls the ocean tides?

Retry Correct Incorrect The tides are caused by the moon’s gravitational pull. There are two high tides and two low tides each day. The location with the highest tides in the world is Canada’s Bay of Fundy at Burntcoat Head in Nova Scotia.

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Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images

Ainhoa Sanchez/Volvo Ocean Race via Getty Images

What controls the ocean tides?

• Wind
• The Moon
• Earthquakes
• The Sun