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What is the movement of water away from the shore called?(a) Flood tide(b) Spring tide(c) Ebb tide(d) Neap tideThe question was posed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.My question is from Tidal Power topic in portion Ocean Energy & Geothermal Energy of Energy Engineering

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Right answer is (C) Ebb tide

For explanation: Movement of water away from the shore is called ebb tide. Ebb tide means the PERIOD between HIGH tide and low tide during which water flows away from the shore, the RECEDING or outgoing tide. The period between high water and the SUCCEEDING low water.


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