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What causes earth high tides?

Tides are caused by both the Sun and The Moon. Tides are the result of both Gravity and momentum. Gravity attracts objects. This causes water on the Earth to rise up on the side of Earth facing the Sun and the Moon. Momentum tries to continue in the same direction. This causes water on the opposite side from the Sun and the Moon to rise up and keep going in the direction it was going as Earth turned away in response to the Sun's and the Moon's gravity. The Earth is also rotating. This brings different areas of the surface into line with the directions of gravity and momentum. To observers on the Earth, it appears that the tides rise and fall two times each day. But actually, the Earth's rotation has carried the person into the higher or lower regions caused by gravity and momentum. Since the Moon is orbiting the Earth, and the Earth is orbiting the Sun, sometimes there is an alignment between all these things. This causes the highest tides because the tides of both Sun and Moon will join together. The lowest tides occur when the Earth is at a 90° angle between the Sun and Moon. The tides of the Moon and Sun are at that time subtracting from each other.


How do Pesticides affect the earth's ozone layer?

pesticides sprayed on the soil later evaporate and rise up and damage the protective ozone layer so eventually harmful rays from the sun reach the earth. :)


Does the sun have more or less gravity than earth?

I think the planet earth has more gravity


Is the center of the earth part of the sun?

Of course not. If it's the center of the Earth, it means that it's part of the Earth, not the sun.


Does the sun only travel once around the earth every 24 hours?

The sun does not travel around the Earth, Earth travels around the sun. The Earth rotates once every 24 hours.