One Effect of the Tidal Drag of the Ocean Waters

question 140

Multiple Choice

One effect of the tidal drag of the ocean waters on Earth is

• A) tilting of its spin axis farther and farther away from the perpendicular to the ecliptic.
• B) slowing down of its spin rate.
• C) speeding up of its rate of spin, thereby gaining energy from the Moon's orbital motion.
• D) speeding up of its orbital motion around the Sun.

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