alleryStart learning →Beside the moon's pull, the other force that creates the two tidal bulges is:
ACentrifugal force
BVolcanic pressure
CMonsoon winds
DMagnetic drift
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Centrifugal force
1. Gravity alone does not explain both bulges.
2. Centrifugal force acts to counter-balance gravity.
3. Together they raise the two major tidal bulges.
_Source: syllabus Geography, Ch 13 'Movements of Ocean Water' (kegy213)_
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