The Moon affects the tides of this planet, much more than the Sun.
It is the gravitational pull of those masses in space which pull the water of the oceans from the Earth and the Earth from the water. (There IS a tidal bulge on the same side as the Moon AND on the opposite side! And smaller ones towards and away from the Sun).
Tides on the Earth are caused by the gravity of the Sun and of the Moon. The Sun is far larger than the Moon, but the Moon is a lot closer, so the Moon has a greater impact on tides than the Sun does.
When the Sun, Earth and Moon are fairly close to being lined up, the gravitational effects of the tides from the Sun and the tides from the Moon are added together, so we get higher-than-average "spring" tides. When the Sun, Earth and Moon are not lined up - for example, around the first quarter or third quarter phases of the Moon - then the tidal forces counteract each other, and we have lower-than-average "neap" tides..
There is NO heavenly body that affects the tides more than the sun or the moon.
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more than the sun or the moon
Light of day does not effect earths high and low tides, the moon does. The Moon is in the gravitational pull of earths orbit. When the earth turns it pulls the moon slowly. But the moon does get ahead of the earth at some points causing high tide, but when the moon lags behind the earths pull it is low tide.
What are the most important factors influencing the heights and times of tides?
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The main effect is on the tides, when the sun and moon are at right angles it produces neap tides. When in line it produces spring tides. Spring tides are abnormally high, neap tide are abnormally low
Astronomical Tides. I just took the Ocean's test.
It helped me a lot
The gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon, effect the earths oceans by forming tides.
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The moon affects the tides more than the sun.
Believe it or not, none. The Earths tides are solely affected by our Moon.
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Gravitational pull of the sun and the moon may affect the tides. If you notice carefully the tides will be high during a full moon day.
Gravitational pull of the sun and the moon may affect the tides. If you notice carefully the tides will be high during a full moon day.
Yes, but to a much lesser extent than that of the Moon (the Moon is less massive but much closer than the Sun).
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The moon has a gravitational pull on water, which is what creates tides
No. The tides are a product of the gravity of the moon and, to a lesser degree, the sun.