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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2022🎓 HS🔄 Round 11#️⃣ Question 7 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice

Amphidromic points are locations which have zero tide amplitude for a harmonic constituent of a tide. Which of the following factors contributes most to the circular rotation of tides in a basin around an amphidromic point?

W) Water temperature
X) Basin depth
Y) Height of tidal crests
Z) Coriolis effect
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