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What is the cause of tides on earth?

The moons gravitational pull on the Earth


Why an astronaut does not get pulled into earth on the moon?

The moons gravity holds them down!! The moons gravity maybe lower than the Earth's gravity but on the moon it is strong enough to win the tug of war with Earth's gravitational pull.


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.


How are high tide and low tide alike?

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


What force pulled the satellite down to earth?

Earth's gravitational pull


Why gravitational force of son didn't pull earth towards it?

Because Earth and all the other planets and moons have a gravitational pull. This pull is distributed so that everthing stays in orbit.


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

Because of the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon


Why do things move towards the Earth but not toward people?

Because the gravitational pull of the Earth is much larger than the gravitational pull of lets say... a human. You could argue that on earth there is a gravitational pull to humans, but the Earth is over powering that pull. So the object is pulled down (to the surface of the Earth) rather than to you or me.


What powers surface ocean currents?

Uneven heating from the sun.


Does the moons gravitational force stronger than earths gravitational force?

No the Earth would pull u more than the moon


What is the power of the Moon's gravitational pull over the mediterranean compared with moons gravitational pull over the Atlantic?

Approximately equal everywhere on the Earth; that is to say, almost nil.


How does the moon affect the earth's oceans?

The moons gravitational pull is what causes tides.