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Tides are the periodic rise and fall of large bodies of water (oceans, seas, and some large lakes) on Earth. In Turkish, they are referred to as med (rise in water level) and cezir (fall in water level). Tides are primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun on Earth. Physical Mechanism The Moon's Gravitational Effect The Moon is the closest celestial body to Earth, and due to this proximity, it exerts a significant gravitational pull on the waters of E