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How does the moon create a bulge in the Earth's oceans?

The moon's gravitational pull causes a bulge in the Earth's oceans by attracting water towards it, creating high tides.


How does the moon create a buldge?

The moon creates a bulge by exerting graviatational forces on the Earth, the same as the Earth exerts upon the moon. This generally affects the oceans and can cause a "bulge."


What affects does the moon have on earths oceans?

The moon affects the oceans on earth in many ways. It raises tides in oceans. It helps cleaning ocean water.


Does the moon have oceans?

The moon does not have oceans like Earth. However, there may be underground reservoirs of water ice in some areas of the moon's surface.


What is the name of the moon that scientistis a underground oceans?

the moon


Do lakes have tides, and if so, how do they compare to the tides in oceans?

No, lakes do not have tides like oceans do. Tides in oceans are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun, which create the rise and fall of water levels. Lakes, being smaller bodies of water, do not experience the same tidal effects as oceans.


Does the moon have seas and oceans?

no


What is to do with the moon?

Tides are caused by gravitational forces of the moon and the sun. The sun is huge, but it is 360 times farther from the Earth than the moon. ... The moon's moon's moon's moon's moon's moon's moon's gravitational force pulls on water in the oceans and causes bulges that create "high tide." The moon's gravitational pull is strongest on the side that faces the Earth.


Why does the revolution of the moon along with the Moon's gravity create spring tides?

The Earth's gravitational attraction to the Moon causes spring tides. The area of Earth closest to the moon will experience the gravitational pull of the moon. The oceans react to this gravitational pull by creating a bulge on the side of Earth that faces the moon.


Why does the full moon cause lower readings in high and low tides?

During the full moon, the moon and the sun line up causing their gravitational forces to add up and pull harder on the oceans and create bigger tides.: )


How does the moon and the sun effect the earths oceans?

The gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon, effect the earths oceans by forming tides.


Which moon of Jupiter might contains oceans of water?

Europa is the moon of Jupiter that is known to contain oceans of water.