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It is mainly gravitational forces from the Sun and Moon that cause tides, but the rotation of the earth has a tiny effect on it.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe cause is a "tidal" force across the Earth caused by the moon. It occurs on both sides of the earth (side facing the moon and the side opposite to the moon).
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What is the stronger of the two forces that form ocean tides?
Lunar gravity.
When the moon revolves around the earth what does it cause?
The pull of the moon's gravity causes Earth's tides.
What do differences in the moons and suns pull on different sides of earth cause?
Neap, Spring, high and low tides.
How do spring tides form?
When the Sun, Earth & Moon are in alignment with one another spring tides occur. Spring tides are higher than average. When the Sun - Earth line is at right angles to the Earth - Moon line, we see "neap" tides, which are lower than average.
Do high tides occur less often than low tides as often as low tides or more often than low tides?
same
What do the forces of inertia and gravitational pull of the moon cause?
Tides
What forces affect tides?
Tides are caused by the gravitational forces on Earth from the Moon and the Sun.
What keeps the moon from pulling the water right out of earth's oceans?
The gravitational forces are only strong enough to cause tides.
What are the forces that generate tides?
Tides result from differences in the gravitational forces exerted at different points on the Earth's surface by another body (such as the Moon).
What type of force is cause of tides?
ebb tides
Do hurricanes cause rip tides?
Yes. Hurricanes often do cause rip tides, though not all rip tides are associated with hurricanes.
What two forces produce tides?
LSU and the moon!
Which is the stronger of the two forces that form ocean tides?
A
Why does the full moon cause lower readings in high and low tides?
During the full moon, the moon and the sun line up causing their gravitational forces to add up and pull harder on the oceans and create bigger tides.: )
What kind of cloud can cause tide?
Clouds do not cause tides. Tides are caused by the pull of the Moon's gravity.
Does magnetism change the tides?
Moon's gravitation is the cause of the ocean tides.
When do high tides come about?
High tides occur when the water is at its highest. Tides are caused by the combined effects of the rotation of the earth and the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon.
