Question

what are the effects of tides?

Answer 1

Tides affect coastal regions in different ways. High tides push large amounts of water far up onto beaches and leave the sand and sediment mixed with the water behind when the tide goes out. Therefore, tides transport sand and sediment and shape shorelines.

Answer 2

EFFECTS OF TIDES :

1. Tides help to remove the debris from the seashore.
2. Tidal energy can be harnessed to generate electricity.
3. Tides govern the schedule of fisherman. They sail in and out with the tide.
4. Strong tidal currents helps ships to enter in shallow harbours.
5. Tides help in producing salt in coastal area as water is collected by high tide in the low lying areas.

TIDE :

• It can be defined as the alternative rise and fall in the surface water of the oceans in a regular rhythmic motion, twice in about 24 hours, resulting from the gravitational attraction that is exerted upon the earth by the sun and the moon is termed as tide.