The Moon's gravitational pullis the main CAUSE of the tides on Earth.
(The Sun has a similar, smaller effect.)
The Earth's daily rotation means the water "bulges" caused by the Moon's gravity move around the planet, giving us what we know as the tides.
It is not the gravitional effect ON the moon, but the gravitional effect OF the moon. The moon pulls on the earth, just as the earth pulls on the moon. The pull of the moon causes water to be drawn towards the moon, and forms a "bump" in the level of water. As the earth rotates below the water, the raised part of the water has the effect of making the water get deeper, then shallower. Those are the tides.
Yes. The effect of this is seen on tidal water. Tidal water is a "wave" following the moon around the earth as the moon moves.
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The moon has more effect on the earth than the earth does to the moon. When the moon orbits earth it creates ocean tides which effect sea life. It even may be responsible for the earth developing its thin crust after orbiting close to earth and raising the inner water level a kilometer causing sever melting to the then newborn planet.
Yes. Think in terms of Newton's second law. Earth does produce a tidal effect on the Moon.
The moon's gravity attracts the water.
It is not the gravitional effect ON the moon, but the gravitional effect OF the moon. The moon pulls on the earth, just as the earth pulls on the moon. The pull of the moon causes water to be drawn towards the moon, and forms a "bump" in the level of water. As the earth rotates below the water, the raised part of the water has the effect of making the water get deeper, then shallower. Those are the tides.
Yes. The effect of this is seen on tidal water. Tidal water is a "wave" following the moon around the earth as the moon moves.
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It actually doesnt much. The main contributing factor to the movement of the water and tides is the moon. Every day= 1 revolution around earth for the moon, so the tides go with the moon. So actaully, the rotation of the earth really doesnt effect it much.
Earth also affect the Moon, but since there was no oceans or surface water on the moon, the effect is not noticeable in any visible way.
The gravitational pull of the moon causes ocean tides by attracting the water towards it. This creates a bulge of water on the side of the Earth facing the moon, and a second bulge on the opposite side. As the Earth rotates, different parts of the world experience high and low tides.
The moon's gravitational pull creates tides on Earth's surface water. As the moon orbits, its gravitational force causes water to bulge out toward the moon, creating high tides. This effect is more noticeable in areas closer to the moon.
the sun has a much smaller effect than the moon. the moon pulls anything toward it wherever it is over earth, which is usually ocean due to the fact that earth is almost all water, so the moon pulls ocean water toward it, causing rougher seas
The earth spins on its axis. The ocean water maintains its equal level through the gravitational force and the centrifugal forces together. But the moon's gravitational force disrupts and accelerates the water pulling it towards the moon. These areas which are pulled, experience high tide while the rest of the area has a low tide.