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What is the cause of tides on earth?

The moons gravitational pull on the Earth


How does the moons orbit effect the earth?

The moons gravitational pull on the earth lifts the Earth's oceans causing the ebb and flow of the tides.


Where is the earth pulled on from the moons gravitational pull?

The oceans


How are high tide and low tide alike?

They are Both created by the moons gravitational pull on the earth


Why gravitational attraction on moon is one-sixth of the gravitational attraction on earth?

The moons mass is 1/6th the mass of the Earth.


Can super moons cause earthquakes?

There is no scientific evidence to suggest that supermoons can directly cause earthquakes. Earthquakes are primarily triggered by the movement of tectonic plates beneath the Earth's surface, not by the gravitational effects of the moon. While the moon's gravitational pull can influence tides on Earth, its impact on seismic activity is not significant.


Why do moons not fall into the planet they are orbiting?

Because of the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon


How does tide happens?

The tides are mainly caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth, and its effect on the water levels of the oceans.


Does the moons gravitational force stronger than earths gravitational force?

No the Earth would pull u more than the moon


What powers surface ocean currents?

Uneven heating from the sun.


How does the moon affect the earth's oceans?

The moons gravitational pull is what causes tides.


Why does the moons distance from earth very in a cyclic matter?

The moon is under the influence of both the Earth's and the Sun's gravitational pull.