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Consider the figure below, which illustrates the tidal bulge on Earth's oceans due to the Moon and Sun from an observer looking down on the North Pole of Earth.At what phase of the Moon will the mildest tides of the month occur? Explain the rationale for your answer either in words or with a sketch. Consider the figure below, which illustrates the tidal bulge on Earth's oceans due to the Moon and Sun from an observer looking down on the North Pole of Earth.At what phase of the Moon will the mildest tides of the month occur? Explain the rationale for your answer either in words or with a sketch.


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