Submitted by Just_a_happy_artist t3_10q94ji in explainlikeimfive
-au-re-li-us- t1_j6ouyiw wrote
Reply to comment by Viv3210 in Eli5: when will oceans actually start rising? by Just_a_happy_artist
The ocean is actually something of an oblong oval that is pulled into that shape by the gravity of the moon. The tides are this oval being rotated around the earth as it (the earth) moves relatively to the moon and vice versa.
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