Solved cryptogram
The moon raises two tidal bulges, one facing it and one on the far side of the planet.
Earth Science Facts, sourced to NOAA.
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What it means
The near bulge is easy: the moon pulls the water toward it. The far one confuses people. The moon also pulls on the solid Earth, and it pulls the Earth harder than it pulls the ocean on the opposite side, so the planet is drawn out from under that water and it is left behind as a second bulge. Two bulges is why coastlines get two high tides a day rather than one.
The claim comes from NOAA.
- SourceNOAA
- CollectionEarth Science Facts
- Difficultymedium
- Length67 letters, 19 unique
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