The earth has actually receives more large impacts than the moon because it is a larger target, but we don't usually notice them because plate tectonics and other forces resurface the earth eliminating the craters completely and erosion wears them down making them hard to identify. None of these forces operate on the moon, so the impact craters all remain easy to see.
The earth does receive fewer small impacts than the moon because these objects usually burn up in the atmosphere. The moon has no atmosphere, thus all these small objects also produce impact craters.
because the moon is
closer to earth than the sun
moon. it has gravatational pull
The Moon affects the tides of this planet, much more than the Sun. It is the gravitational pull of those masses in space which pull the water of the oceans from the Earth and the Earth from the water. (There IS a tidal bulge on the same side as the Moon AND on the opposite side! And smaller ones towards and away from the Sun).
Spring tides (which are a little higher than average) occur when the Sun, Moon and Earth are pretty much lined up; at the new moon and the full moon. Lower-than-average "neap" tides happen at the 1st and 3rd quarter moon phases.
Perigee tides involve the Moon's orbit around the Earth. It does not go in a perfect circle but rather in an ellipse/oval shaped revolution. Because of that there are some points in the Moon's orbit at which the Moon is closer to the Earth. "Perigee" is the point of closest approach. With that closeness it causes a greater gravitational attraction between Earth and the Moon, pulling more water towards the Moon, causing what we know as high and low tides. "Spring tides" can occur during a perigee tide but not necessarily. A spring tide is a tide that occurs when the Sun, Earth and the Moon are nearly in a straight line, at a NEW MOON, or at a Full Moon. The highest tides happen then.
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how does this model make it easier for someone to understand the sun'is and the moon's influences on the tides
The moon affects the tides more than the sun.
because it is more closer to earth than sun
The two celestial bodies with the most profound effect upon Earth's tides are Earth's moon and the Sun.
Gravitational by the sun, Venus and the moon.
well my dear friend, it is indeed the moon
No. The tides are caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and sun. Venus does not have any significant effect.
Because, although the moon's gravitational pull is much, much weaker than the sun's, the moon's gravitational pull is about 375 times closer to us than the sun's.
Actually, it is. The range of heights between high tides and low ones would be quite different, if the influence of the sun were not combined with the influence of the moon.
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how does this model make it easier for someone to understand the sun'is and the moon's influences on the tides
The Moon affects the tides of this planet, much more than the Sun. It is the gravitational pull of those masses in space which pull the water of the oceans from the Earth and the Earth from the water. (There IS a tidal bulge on the same side as the Moon AND on the opposite side! And smaller ones towards and away from the Sun).
The seasons are caused by the axial tilt of the earth with respect to the sun. As the earth rotates around the sun, the southern or the northern hemisphere will get either more sun and less darkness (thus warmer), or more darkness and less sun (thus colder) The moon's influence on this would be negligible. However, the tides are from both the sun and moon's gravity. When the sun is directly overhead the tides should be highest (summer). But, since there is an opposing aspect of the tides, the tides are also highest when the sun is furthest from being overhead (winter).