Tides: A Very Short Introduction
(Book #621 in the Very Short Introductions Series)
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The tide is the greatest synchronised movement of matter on our planet. Every drop of seawater takes part in tidal motion, driven by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun. At the coast, we see the tide as a twice-daily rise and fall of sea level that moves the edge of the sea up and down a beach or cliff-face. In some places, the tide is small but at others it can rise in a few hours by the height of a three storey building; it then has to be...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:019882663X
ISBN13:9780198826637
Release Date:February 2020
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 4.4" x 6.8"
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