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How does the moon affect the oceans and seas?
The gravity of the moon pulls the water of the earth's oceans toward the moon, on both sides of the earth at the same time. High tide is when the ocean facing closest to the moon receives the most gravitational pull, and the other side of the earth, receiving the least gravity has low tide from the lowest gravitational pull. Other types of tide come from when the moon and the sun are both in front of the earth, and their is a larger tide then normal, or when the sun and the moon are on opposite sides of the earth, and the opposing gravitational pulls cause lower than usual tidal pulls.
Does a low tide occur at the point on earth farthest from the moon?
no...... a low tide occurs between the two high tides... :) hope this helped.... :)
Could you get burned if you touch the northern lights?
No, the lights occur high up in the ionosphere, more than 60 miles (90 km) above the surface of the earth.
What happens to the tides when the sun and moon are both pulling in the same direction?
Very high tides, known as King Tides. To quote Wikipedia: "The king tides occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned at perigee and perihelion, resulting in the largest tidal range seen over the course of a year."
Why do most coastal regions have two high and low tides?
Pick a location on the Earth. Pick a location that is exactly on the opposite side of the Earth. Now, at the first point, imagine the moon or sun directly overhead. This will 'pull' the ocean water toward the moon or earth in a sort of bulge. At the same time, that point on the opposite side of the earth will bulge away from the moon and sun. So this is one high tide on opposite sides of the Earth. The earth revolves in 12 hours so that point 2 is closest to the moon or sun, and point 1 is farther. You get that same 2 bulges. We have just described two high tides in a day. Similarly, on both cases, the tides half way between the 'bulges' are at low tide, because water is being forced away to make those 2 bulges, and also twice a day.
Does a low tide occur at the point on earths farthest from the moon?
The point closest to the moon and the point exactly opposite it on the other side of Earth both have high tides, while the 'sides' of the Earth, in between the high tides, have low tides.Because the moon only has a force on Earth's oceans.
What sides of earth have high tides?
all have high tide if the moons by them
What occurs on the side of Earth that is closest to the moon and on the opposite side of earth?
Its day on the other side. Both sides have high tides while the other two has low tides.
What tides occur on the side of the Earth opposite from the Moon?
Secondary tides. High tides occur when the Moon's gravity is pulling directly on that part of the Earth's oceans nearest the Moon. But at the very same time there are high tides(although not quite as high) on the opposite side of the Earth. These are caused by the orbital relationship of the Earth and the Moon.Just as the tangential velocity on a merry-go-round appears to be pushing riders toward the outside, the rotation of the Earth-Moon system creates an apparent outward force (centrifugal force), such that the far sides of both the Earth and Moon are being pulled outward from the center.Other theories: I would explain the high tides that occur on the side of the Earth opposite from the Moon in another way.I think it is because the of differences in the strength of the Moon's gravity at different places on Earth. That's why we get 2 high tides each day.The oceans on the far side of Earth from the Moon receive the smallest gravitational pull from the Moon, hence the tidal "bulge" there.I suggest you click on the link below if you want a detailed discussion.
What causes high and low tides to occur on earth?
the gravitational pull of the moon
What would be the cost to build a pony wall 4' high x 30' dry wall both sides and a wall 8' high x 20' drywall both sides?
alot of money.
Which environment would mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures most likely occur?
which environment would mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures most likely occur
What is the definition of low earth orbit?
An earth orbit that is lower to earth then both a medium and high earth orbit.
Where do you usually get high tides and when do they occur?
you usually get high tides when the moon affects gravitational pull on the earth, which triggers the ocean of the gravitational pull. low tides occur on the top of the earth, just the opposite of what i have stated! (just in case you wanted to know!)
Do nuclear materials occur naturally?
Yes, that is where we get the nuclear material for our reactors, by mining it from the Earth. Though it does not occur in high concentrations, we have to concentrate it ourselves.
What positions of the moon do the smallest high tide occur on earth?
New moon and full moon
Mineral formation caused by high pressures and high temperatures would most likely occur in which environments?
deep within earth
