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The Mediterranean Sea has very little sediment churned up

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The Mediterranean Sea has very little sediment churned up and suspended in its waters, mainly because of the absence of any substantial ocean tides. Why do you suppose the Mediterranean Sea has practically no tides? Similarly, are there tides in the Black Sea? In the Great Salt Lake? Your county reservoir? A glass of water? Explain.

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QUESTION:

The Mediterranean Sea has very little sediment churned up and suspended in its waters, mainly because of the absence of any substantial ocean tides. Why do you suppose the Mediterranean Sea has practically no tides? Similarly, are there tides in the Black Sea? In the Great Salt Lake? Your county reservoir? A glass of water? Explain.

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Different parts of a body of water must be at significantly different distances from the Moon for tides to exist because tides are caused by differences in gravitational pulls. Oceans are the only bodies of water with that size, hence only they experience large tides.

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