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Ocean tides are usually strongest when the Sun, Earth and Moon are approximately in a straight line. Why?

AThe Moon stops rotating during those alignments.BThe Sun's light pushes the ocean towards the shore.CThe Sun and Moon cancel each other's gravitational effects on the oceans.DThe gravitational effects of the Sun and Moon reinforce each other.