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What is the term for the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun?

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Currents

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Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.

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