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Tides are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth. The moon’s pull causes water in the oceans to be a little deeper
Tides are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth. The moon’s pull causes water in the oceans to be a little deeper
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2010-03-26
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Tides are created mainly by the pull of the moon on the earth. The moon’s pull causes water in the oceans to be a little deeper at a point closest to the moon and also at a point farthest from the moon, on the opposite side of the earth. These two tidal "waves" follow the apparent movement of the moon around the earth and strike nearly every coast line at intervals of about twelve hours and twenty-five minutes. After reaching a high point, the water level goes down gradually for a little more than six hours and then begins to rise toward a new high point. Hence, most coast lines have two tides a day, and the tides occur fifty minutes later each day. Differences in the coast line and in channels in the ocean bottom may change the times that the tidal wave reaches different points along the same coast line.
The difference in water level between high and low tide varies from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon because the sun also exerts a pull on the earth, although it is only about half as strong as the pull of the moon. When the sun and the moon are pulling along the same line, the tides rise higher, and when they pull at right angles to one another, the tide is lower. The formation of the coast line and variations in the weather are additional factors which can affect the height of tides. Some sections of the coast are shaped in such a way as to cause much higher tides than are experienced in other areas. A strong wind blowing toward the shore may also cause tides to be higher.
What is the accurate statement about the pull of the sun on the earth?
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It is about half the pull of the moon/About half the pull of the moon.
解析
本题考查考生对关键词语的理解能力,需要根据上下文在字里行间寻找答案。在短文里可以看到这样的句子:The difference in water level between high and low tide varies from day to day according to the relative positions of the sun and the moon because the sun also exerts a pull on the earth,although it is only about half as strong as the pull of the moon.由于短文回答要求答案不超过10个单词,可以将所找到的答案精简为: It is about half the pull of the moon或about half the pull of the moon.
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大学英语四级
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