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The sun and the moon have relatively equal tide-generating forces on Earth?
It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.
How is gravity generated on the moon?
All objects irrespective of size that have a mass have gravity.The moon has very little gravity in comparison to the Earth The moons gravity is around 17% of that on Earth whereas the Suns is 2,800 times that of Earth's The effect of the Moons gravity is easiest to recognise with tides on Earth.
Why can you feel and see the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on you but you cannot feel or see the effect of your teachers's gravitational pull on you?
It may have something to do with the fact that the gravitational pulls are proportional to the masses of the earth and your teacher and that your teacher has considerably less mass than the earth!
Why moon has less gravity?
The Moon has much less mass than the Earth.
What is the effect of a warm air mass and a cooler air mass converging at earth's surface?
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Why does higher mass give the moon uneven gravity?
The moon has uneven gravity because of the pull of the earth. Imagine the moon's effect on the earth and the tides of the ocean. The earth has a much greater effect on the moon because it is several times larger.
Triple earth's mass effect its orbit?
The earth's mass has no effect on its orbit. An astronaut on a "space walk" hovering over the space shuttle's cargo bay is in the same earth-orbit as the shuttle itself is, although his mass is much less than the shuttle's mass. At the same time, the shuttle and the astronaut are both in the same solar orbit as the earth is, although each of them has quite a bit less mass than the earth has.
The sun and the moon have relatively equal tide-generating forces on Earth?
It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.It is not. The Sun has much more mass, therefore it has a greater gravitational attraction.The Sun has more gravitational attraction on Earth than the Moon, despite its farther distance. However, the effect on the tides is less, in the case of the Sun - tidal forces obey an inverse cube law, more or less.
What effect will the moon shrinking affect the earths waves?
If the size of the moon were to change, even if the moon somehow got crunched down to nothing and became a black hole, there would be no effect at all on the earth's ocean tides. But if the moon's mass or its distance from earth changed, then either change would have a big effect on the tides. But in order to calculate the exact effects, we'd need to know the actual numbers.
Why does the Moon have a greater influence on Earth's tides than the Sun does?
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Is there less mass on Mercury than on Earth?
Yes there is. Its mass is about 5.5% of the earth's mass.
What it planet earth's mass?
Earth's Mass is 17 times less than neptune's mass.
How is gravity generated on the moon?
All objects irrespective of size that have a mass have gravity.The moon has very little gravity in comparison to the Earth The moons gravity is around 17% of that on Earth whereas the Suns is 2,800 times that of Earth's The effect of the Moons gravity is easiest to recognise with tides on Earth.
How does the sun and the moon affect a high tide?
High tides happen when the moon is overhead, as the gravity pulls the mass of water on earth toward it. Low tides are the opposite, when the moon is below, under your feet, it is pulling the watery mass of the oceans away from your side of the planet. The shape or apparent phase of the moon has absolutely nothing to do with this effect.
What is the relationship of the moon to the earth?
The moon and Earth are each affected by each other's gravity and rotate around a center of mass which is actually within Earth, since Earth is far larger in mass. Because of the Earth's large force of gravity on the moon, the moon has undergone synchronous orbit i.e. always faces the same face to the Earth. On the other hand, the moon influences the Earth by causing tides on Earth (two high and two low tides a day as well as larger pattern spring/neap tides).
Why can you feel and see the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on you but you cannot feel or see the effect your teacher's gravitational pull on you?
It may have something to do with the fact that the gravitational pulls are proportional to the masses of the earth and your teacher and that your teacher has considerably less mass than the earth!
Why can you feel and see the effect of Earth's gravitational pull on you but you cannot feel or see the effect of your teachers's gravitational pull on you?
It may have something to do with the fact that the gravitational pulls are proportional to the masses of the earth and your teacher and that your teacher has considerably less mass than the earth!
