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Why are solar tides weaker than the lunar tides much of the time?
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Solar tides are usually hidden by lunar tides.
The moon's gravity is greater than the sun's
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If moon would not be there what would earth be like now?
One change to earth would be that there would be no major source of light at night. There would also never be any solor, or lunar eclipses. More noticeable yet, tides along coastal areas would be much smaller. There would still be solar tides, but these are a fraction of the height of lunar tides.
Did ancient people keep track of time by ocean tides?
They found the sun and the moon much easier for days and months - and of course the tides are a function of lunar influence anyway. Easier to look at the sky.
Are there more solar eclipses or lunar eclipses?
Sometimes there can be more solar eclipses or more lunar eclipses in a given year, but they're pretty even on average. However, because a solar eclipse is only visible along a narrow track on the Earth's surface, whereas a lunar eclipse is visible from anywhere the Moon is visible, it is much more common to SEE a lunar eclipse. ======================================= During the 100 years from 1901 to 2000, there were 228 solar eclipses and 229 lunar ones, for an average rate of about 2.3 of each per year.
When does the tide occur because of centrifugal force?
There is no perceptible tidal offset due to centrifugal force. Apparent centrifugal force (it is a ficticous force to compensate for a rotating inertial frame) is a function of angular velocity and the distance to the axis of rotation. Because these are both constant at any point on earth, there is no effect on tides. Tides have many constituents, the two primary are solar(sun) and lunar(moon). Although the sun is much larger, because gravitational force is diminished at a rate of distance squared, lunar tide constituents are much more influential. Harbor geometry(Seiche) can also play a major role in near-shore tides.
Why do more people see a total lunar eclipse then a tootle solar eclipse?
More people can see a total lunar eclipse than a total solar eclipse because to see the complete solar eclipse you must be in a locations directly underneath it so your point of view and angle of the moon is correct. It doesn't matter as much as to where you are for a lunar eclipse...
When is the next eclpise?
The next solar eclipse is on December 4, 2021, and it will be a total solar eclipse visible from Antarctica. The next lunar eclipse is on November 19, 2021, and it will be a partial lunar eclipse visible from much of the world.
What do you call a phenomenon much like a solar eclipse but it happens at night when the moon is orange?
A lunar eclipse.
Why is the surface gravity of Pluto the weaker than that of the planets in our solar system?
Pluto has a weaker surface gravity than a planet because it has much less mass than a planet has.
Does a solar eclipse happen more then a lunar eclipse?
During the 100 years of the 20th Century, there were 228 solar eclipsesand 229 lunar ones ... pretty much as equal as you can get!But when one happens, a lunar eclipse can be seen over more area than asolar one can. So if you stay in one place, you see more lunar eclipses thansolar ones.
Why are solar eclipses visible from a much smaller part of earth then lunar eclipse?
It's because of the relative sizes of the Sun, moon and Earth. the moon - being the smallest of the three - casts a small shadow - and thus a solar eclipse rarely lasts more than a few minutes. The shadow cast by the Earth in a lunar eclipse is much larger - and thus the lunar eclipse lasts much longer.
Which are more frequentsolar eclipse or lunar eclipse?
Over a period of a number of years, the numbers of both kinds are identical.During the 100 years of the 20th Century, there were 228 solar eclipses and229 lunar ones.But ... when a lunar eclipse does happen, you have a much greater chanceof seeing it than you have of seeing a solar eclipse when it happens.
What is the main cause of the earth's tides?
Tides are differences in gravitational pull between two points of a body. Tidal effects on earth are caused by lunar gravity and, to a much lesser extent, solar gravity. The greatest effect of tidal forces are on water levels along ocean coast lines. The ebb and flow of this water is also known as a tide. Other types of water displacements are caused by wind, earthquakes, etc.
