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If the Moon were closer to the Earth, the high tides would be higher, and the low tides would be lower.
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What would life on earth be if the tides were twice or thrice high as they are now?
there would be alot of high and low tides
What parts of the earth experience high tides?
Well if you think about the moon's gravity pulls the water to create tide, then the gravity would be strongest closer to the moon, so then whatever part of the Earth if closest to the moon a high tide will be experienced as will the part of the earth opposite.
How many tides does earth have everyday?
Earth has a total of 4 tides a day 2 high tides and 2 low tides.
Why do you have high and low tides at the beach?
Due to the gravitational pull on the earth from the moon and the sun. The moon pulls the water from the earth towards it and so does the sun. Low tides are called Neap tides and are low because the pull from the sun and the moon cancel each other out (it would be much easier to explain using a diagram) High tides are spring tides and are high because the sun and the moon are alligned, creating a strong force.
What type of tides has the highest high tides and the lowest low tides called?
The greatest high tides are Spring tides where the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a line. They are also the lowest low tides. The least high tides and low tides are called neap tides when the sun, moon and earth form a right angle
What would life on earth be if the tides were twice or thrice high as they are now?
there would be alot of high and low tides
How would a faster moving earth affect the tides?
If Earth moved around the Sun faster, then it would have to be closer to the Sun. This would cause greater, more extreme tides. High tide would be higher and low tide would be lower. ADDED That rather assumes the Earth being not so close that it has lost its water, of course! Mind you, if it was that close we would not exist to worry about it.
What if the moon was smaller what would happen to the tides and the way it recycles?
The tides will go not as high and the moon will get closer to us
Is the moon closer to the high tides or low tides?
Closer. Because of the moon's pull of gravity on the water.
What would happen to earth if it lost its moon?
High tides wouldn't be as high and low tides wouldn't be as low.
What parts of earth experience high tides?
Well if you think about the moon's gravity pulls the water to create tide, then the gravity would be strongest closer to the moon, so then whatever part of the Earth if closest to the moon a high tide will be experienced as will the part of the earth opposite.
What parts of the earth experience high tides?
Well if you think about the moon's gravity pulls the water to create tide, then the gravity would be strongest closer to the moon, so then whatever part of the Earth if closest to the moon a high tide will be experienced as will the part of the earth opposite.
How many tides does earth have everyday?
Earth has a total of 4 tides a day 2 high tides and 2 low tides.
What would happen if earth was closer to the sun?
The Earth would have to be a lot closer to the sun to make any difference. Every year, as the Earth goes around its orbit it gets a couple million miles closer to the sun, and then a couple million miles farther away. If you moved the Earth close enough to the sun, it would get warmer, but that would have to be many million miles.
Which phases of the moon cause the highest low tides and lowest high tides?
At the quarter moon phase, the gravity of the sun and the moon are working at right angles to each other, partially canceling out their tidal effects. This is when you'll get the highest low tides or lowest high tides, or "neap tides".
What causes tidal fluctuations?
The specific gravitational pull from the moon, which is why there is a "low" and "high" tide. As the earth rotates, the moon appears closer to one side, making the tides "high" and the other side of the earth "low."
What causes tides to be high in one part of the day and low during another?
they're so high because when the sun, moon, and earth are in a line, their gravitational pull creates a tidal bulge on earth. during neap tides, the sun, moon, and earth are at a 90 degree angle, making more even tidal bulges, making high and low tides closer together than the spring tides.
