Tides

... is written at a very elementary level, and the author has already made a blunder that has put me on guard, invoking centrifugal force to explain tides. Now, the author is discussing cell biology, and says that flagella and cilia have the same structure, which I can accept. However, then the author ...

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I don't even know what they mean by tide conditions... Does that mean low/high? or does it have something to do with red-tides? If it means av-low/av-high then maybe - because this could restrict or expand the intertidal zone. seasonal climate change (as opposed to global climate change) ...

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A splash pool would be outside the intertidal zone, and only fill with water that is splashed/sprayed into it, or rain. So as long as it's not being flushed out, the salt water will stay and evaporate leaving higher concentrations of salt every time a tide comes and goes.

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Talking about the tides, do you think that the moon could also affect our body fluids?

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during high tide would the salinity of splashpools rise? and in low tides would the salinity drop? i think this makes sense beacuse during high tide sea water would flow into the splashpools causing a rise in salinity, while during low tide this water goes ...

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