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What causes tides?
Think about celestial bodies and their forces.
What is a spring tide?
Consider the positions of the celestial bodies.
What causes the Bay of Fundy to have the highest tides?
Consider which celestial bodies exert the most force.
Tides in the Bay of Fundy occur once or twice a day?
Think about how often tides change.
Calculate the approximate height of the tide after two hours if the tidal rise is 240 cm per hour in the Bay of Fundy. How does the shape of the Bay affect this rate?
Consider the formula: Height = Rate × Time.
Evaluate the impact of spring and neap tides on local marine life within the Bay of Fundy.
Think about how water movement affects nutrient cycles.
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