Correct option is A
Mixed tides are tides that have variations in height:
- Explanation: A mixed tide is a tidal cycle with two high tides and two low tides of different heights each day. Mixed tides are caused by both semi-diurnal and diurnal oscillations.
- Mixed tides are commonly found along the west coast of North America, in the Caribbean Sea, and along the southeastern coast of Brazil.
Other types of tides include:
- Semi-diurnal tide: A tidal pattern with two nearly equal high tides and two nearly equal low tides each day.
- Diurnal tide; A tidal pattern with one low tide and one high tide each day.
- Spring tide: Tides with the largest range or amplitude, occurring at new moon and full moon.
- Neap tide: Tides with the smallest range, occurring at intermediate phases of the moon.
- The moon's gravitational force is the main cause of tides, but the sun's gravitational force also plays a role.