Question

What is the time difference between two tides called as ?

Answer 1

Answer:

One tidal cycle comprises two high tides and two low tides. One tidal cycle completes in 24 hours and 50.4 minutes. This is because of the revolution of Moon around the earth and both earth's rotation and moon revolution are in same direction. The time difference between two high tides is called “Tidal Interval”.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The time difference between two high tides is called “Tidal Interval”. The tidal cycle in this pattern is called semidiurnal. However, most of the enclosed water bodies or away from the open ocean such as Caribbean sea or Caspian Sea, there are only one high tide and one low tide. This pattern is called Diurnal tides......