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Tides

How are tidal bores produced? Why is Jupiter’s moon Io so geologically active? What happens if you get too near a black hole? These are just some of the effects produced by tidal forces

The terms in bold link to topics in the AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC and CCEA A-level specifications, as well as the IB, Pre-U and SQA exam specifications.

Tidal effects arise from gravitational forces. An explanation involves Newton’s law of universal gravitation and the resolution of forces into vector components.

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