Tropic Tide

Tropics

The tropics are the region of Earth surrounding the equator, where the Sun may shine directly overhead. This contrasts with the temperate or polar regions of Earth, where the Sun can never be directly overhead. Because of Earth's axial tilt, the width of the tropics is twice the tilt. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone.

Tide

Tides are the periodic rise and fall of sea level resulting from the differential gravitational forces exerted primarily by the Moon and the Sun, combined with inertial effects associated with the Earth–Moon system’s orbital motion and the Earth's rotation.

tropic

Noun

1. Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°26′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
2. The component of tone or rhetoric in a sentence.

Adjective

1. Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.

tide

Noun

1. The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
2. The associated flow of water.

Verb

1. To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.
2. To carry over or through a problem or difficulty.