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The Sun and the Moon.
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∙ 11y agothe moon is responsible for our tides
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What planets influence tides?
None of the planets influence the tides on Earth. Only the moon, which is not a planet, has a major impact on tides on Earth.
Why can you feel and see the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on you but you cannot feel or see the effect of you teacher's gravitational pull on you?
Gravitational pull is only noticeable for large objects, stars, planets, moons. Smaller objects just don't have enough mass to make much difference.
What would happen if earth stopped having tides?
It's kind of pointless to ask what would happen if something that literally cannot possibly happen happened.Tides are a result of gravity. Gravity isn't going away, therefore tides are not going away.Specifically, Earth's tides are primarily a result of the Moon's gravity and the Sun's gravity. Even supposing somehow that the Moon were to be destroyed, there would still be tides (about the size of neap tides) due to the Sun. If the Sun were to suddenly vanish as well, we'd have much bigger problems than worrying about tides.Comment: Tides are caused by differences in gravitational force at different points. So, gravity doesn't need to go away, but differential gravity does.Also, the ocean tides on Earth depend a lot on the effect of the Earth's rotation.So, it's possible they could go away. The Earth's rotation is slowing down, but only very slowly.If the Earth suddenly "magically" had no tides, one obvious effect would be on the creatures that live in and around coastal tidal waters.Ships and ports would be affected too.Also, electrical energy generation based on tidal changes would not work.
Does the moon make the gravitational attraction of tides?
Technically, every other massive body in the universe causes tidal effects; as a practical matter, only very close or very massive objects have any real effect. So we see tidal effects on the Earth caused by the Moon, which is close, and to a lesser extent by the Sun - which is far more massive, but also much farther away. No other body is either close enough or massive enough to have any influence on the tides at all.
Why are tides greater at the times of the full and new moons and at the times of lunar and solar eclipses?
Full Moons and New Moons are "eclipse season", since eclipses happen only at those times. They are the times when the sun earth and moon are closest to being in a straight line. So the tidal effects of the moon and the sun are working together. The sun's tidal effects on the earth are not very strong compared to the moon's, but they do have the effect of adding to the lunar tides as these times.
Does the Moon's distance effect the earth?
Yes, it creates tides and from dynamical friction the Moon slows down the Earth's rotation (but only a bit)
What planets influence tides?
None of the planets influence the tides on Earth. Only the moon, which is not a planet, has a major impact on tides on Earth.
What two things cause tides?
The two celestial bodies with the most profound effect upon Earth's tides are Earth's moon and the Sun.
What is the connection of the tides are high when there is a fullmoon or a new moon to the lunar cycle?
The moon controls the tides using gravity. So it only depends on how close the moon is the the earth. The luna cycle has no effect.
What is the Hypothesis of the moon and tides?
The moon has just enough gravity to pull water to the sand of the beach. The moon has very little gravitational pull so it does not influence anything else on Earth. The tides are the only gravitational pull effect from the moon.
Can you relate the phases of the moon to the occurrence of high and low tides?
Only spring and neap tides. The normal day to day tides are brought about by the position of the moon in relation to the earth as the earth rotates 'beneath' it
If the moon causes tides then why don't other thing rise up towards the moon?
The gravitational pull of the earth is stronger than the gravitational pull of the moon. This doesn't mean that the gravitational pull of the moon has no effect, it's just that the effect is very hard to notice, except on something like tides, because they involve literally all of the earth's oceans. The moon's gravity is affecting you and everything on earth right now; but the effects are so tiny they can't be noticed. It's only when you combine all of the moon's entire gravitational energy over the entire earth that you can notice its effect - with tides.
Do earth's tides vary with the seasons?
Yes. The earth's tides vary slightly with the seasons. The earth is at a greater distance from the sun in the summer than in the winter. The sun's gravity provides one cause of the earth's tides. The closer the earth is to the sun, the higher the tides will be. However, the variations in the moon's orbit can also have quite an effect so the correlation is not perfect. Only occasionally are the sun and moon both closest at the same time. When that happens, a spring tide results. If you live right next the water and one is predicted, perhaps you should consider going to a motel.
Is the moon the only thing that affects tides?
No. Tides on Earth are caused mainly by the Moon, and by the Sun. If the Moon and the Sun are aligned - on the same side, or on opposite sides of the Earth - tides are stronger than when they are at a right angle. There are also tides on other planets, caused by their corresponding moons.
In what ways does the moon influence the earth?
Due to the moon pulling at the Earth surface it results in having two high tides and two low tides. It affects the thickness in the atmosphere. The moon also causes a slight wobble in the Earth's orbit.
Does the moon's gravity affect the earth's gravity?
The effects would only combine for an object outside the Earth-Moon system (such as an asteroid). Otherwise, objects near the Earth and Moon will experience gravitational effects from both. The Earth's gravity holds the Moon in its orbit, and the Moon's gravity affects the Earth, notably causing the ocean tides.
What is the lower tides?
The tides of the earth's oceans are caused by the attraction of our moon on the planet, the attraction of the earth's water towards the moon (on the near side), the inverse-square law of distance vs. acceleration, and the earth's rotation.Because of the inverse-square effect of gravitational attraction, the moon has more attractive force on the overall earth than it has on the water on the far side of the planet. The net effect is to repel the water on the far side of the planet.>> The lower tides occur opposite the moon because the forces are lower.
