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What causes the moon to change it size and what effect does this have on earth?
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The moon circles the Earth on a schedule that is approximately 28 days. As it does so the relationship between the Earth and the Sun changes and sunlight shines on different parts of the moon's surface, giving it a different appearance from Earth. Just as the Moon is attracted to Earth by gravity, the Earth too is attracted to the Moon. The oceans are affected by the Moon and the water rises toward the Moon, giving us tidal variations.
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What effect of the earth-moon system causes the water bulge on the side of the earth farthest from the moon?
The moon's gravity attracts the water.
How does the moon infleunce the earth?
The moon influences the Earth by pulling the Earth towards it. This effect produces about 1 m rise of the oceans on one side of the Earth (the side closest to the moon). This causes the tides and when in line with the Sun both gravity from the Sun and the moon effect the Earth adding up and causing a much larger pull which causes the high tides.
Does Earth also causes tides on the Moon?
Earth also affect the Moon, but since there was no oceans or surface water on the moon, the effect is not noticeable in any visible way.
What force causes the most obvious effect on the earth's tides?
Gravitational pull of the moon.
What does the gravitational effect on the moon got to do with the rise and fall of the sea?
It is not the gravitional effect ON the moon, but the gravitional effect OF the moon. The moon pulls on the earth, just as the earth pulls on the moon. The pull of the moon causes water to be drawn towards the moon, and forms a "bump" in the level of water. As the earth rotates below the water, the raised part of the water has the effect of making the water get deeper, then shallower. Those are the tides.
What forces causes the earth's highest tides in the ocean?
The gravity of the moon and sun causes the earth's tides. The greatest tides are called 'spring' tides which occur when the earth, moon and sun are aligned. The moon has the greatest effect on our tides because of its proximity.
If circle is formed around the moon it causes some problems to moon if it has some effect on moon?
I think it is caused by the reflection of moon light on ice crystals.That's right, what you see is in the Earth's atmosphere and has no effect on the moon.
What causes the tides to rise and fall and fall on Earth?
The tidal effect (guess where it got that name) caused by the gravity of the Sun and Moon.
What causes the moon to appear to change shape over a lunar month?
It is simply the shadow of the earth over the moon. When none of the earth's shadow covers the moon, it is a full moon.
How does the moon cause phases?
The moon causes the sea to cycle through tides by tugging the water into sort of an oblong circle and spinning it around the earth. The Sun causes the moon to change "phases" much as it causes the Earth to change days. The moon just turns much slower than the Earth and ends up never actually turning its "face" away from us.
Does moon light has any effect on the tides?
Not exactly. The Moon and its gravitational force causes the tides to rise and fall as the moon moves around the Earth. Not its Light.
What is gravity's effect on the universe?
It keeps the planets orbiting the sun The moon's gravitational pull on Earth causes tides on Earth, And satellites
