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Totally tidal! - Where does all the water go at low tide? (Experiment) |
by Mya Kagan (whyzz writer) >> more about the author
Get a small, shallow pan and fill it up with a little bit of water to try out an experiment that will help you see what happens during low tide!
Pretend like one end of the pan is the beach in one part of the world, while the other end of the pan is the beach on another side of the world!
Tilt the pan a little bit in one direction, pretending like the special pulls of gravity from the moon, our swinging orbit with the moon, and the sun have caused the tilt. What happens to the water in the dish? Do you see the way the “tide” is low at one of your make-believe beaches, while it’s higher at the other?
Now pretend like the all of those same forces cause you to tilt the pan in the other direction. Do you see how the tide switches?? – COOL!