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Sea Level (imgs.xkcd.com)
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Alt text: They're up there with coral islands, lightning, and caterpillars turning into butterflies.

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[–] 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

IIRC; Tilted axis gives us the seasons by doing so causing weather and water streams. Also lightning. Having a moon causing the tides is what's believed to be the reason for the chemicals in the dirt and rocks mixing well to prepare the amino acids or something similar.

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  • [–] -1 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Having a moon causing the tides

    Our moon is not the only reason for the tides existing, our Sun kinda also have gravity, so it causes tides too.

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  • [–] 6 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    The moon, due to it's unusual size and proximity for a moon, has a much greater effect on the tides than the sun. That's why the tides are more closely linked to the moon's orbit around the earth, not the Earth's around the sun.

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