Consider the following statements about Tide Duration between one tide to next tide for a place on E...........

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Consider the following statements about Tide

Duration between one tide to next tide for a place on Earth is 12 hours and 26 minutes.
Tide is caused due to gravitational pull of the Earth.
Neap tide occurs at the time of Syzygy.
Tidal bore take place only on flood tide.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1, 2 and 3 only

1 and 4 only

2, 3 and 4 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Due to earth's rotation each meridian has a high and a low tide at an interval of 12 hours and 26 minutes.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Tide is caused due to attraction (gravitational pull) of sun and moon.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Sygzy is a linear position of sun, earth and moon i.e. all three are almost in same line (plane)

Statement 4 is correct: Tidal waves generally follow the direction of moon. When such waves enter the gulfs or river mouths, the tidal crests look like a vertical wall of water rushing upstream, which is known as thetidal bore.