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tidal

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  1. R

    Is it possible that tidal bulge (by Moon/Sun) is just a increase in the volume of ocean water?

    I got an idea that Moon/Sun causes solid earth's volume change(by distorting Earth's spherical shape). Is it possible that ocean water volume increases due to gravitational pull by Moon/Sun? Also, due to this eccentric change, Earth's rotation gets unbalanced, So it tries to get balanced by...