Question

Two students are talking about what causes the tides. Student A says that the tide comes in and goes out based on differences in the height of the sea level. Student B says that the changing tides are caused by Earth rotating into and out of the tidal bulges. Discuss the explanations of the tides by both Student A and Student B. Which explanation is more technically correct

Answer 1

Answer:

Student A is more technically correct

Explanation:

According to student A ; the tide is caused by the difference in the height of the sea level,  while

According to Student B the changing tides are caused by the earth rotating in and out of the tidal bulges.

while the General  cause of Tides is defined as

The daily rise and fall of tide is caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon, and the various heights of the sea at any time of the day represents the rise or fall of tides

hence student A is technically correct.