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The moon's gravity pulls the water away from the earth on the side closest to it. Also the earth is pulled away from the water on the far side. These are the high tides. The sides that are perpendicular from the moon are the low tides. Because the earth spins once in a day whereas the moon takes a month to orbit this means there are 2 high and 2 low tides each day.
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Which direction do the turbines spin in when the tides come in and out?
Turbines typically spin in the same direction regardless of whether tides are coming in or going out. The direction of spin is determined by the design of the turbine blades and the flow of water.
Does Earth also causes tides on the Moon?
Yes, Earth does cause tides on the Moon. The gravitational pull of Earth causes the Moon's surface to bulge and create tides, although they are not as pronounced as the tides on Earth due to the Moon's composition and lack of large bodies of water.
How does the Moon create waves on Earth?
No, the moon does not create waves, it creates tides because of its gravitational pull.
Why are tides highest when the sun moon and earth are alinged?
When the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, their gravitational forces combine to create higher high tides and lower low tides, a phenomenon known as spring tides. The gravitational pull of the sun and the moon reinforce each other, leading to more extreme tidal movements.
What planets influence tides?
None of the planets influence the tides on Earth. Only the moon, which is not a planet, has a major impact on tides on Earth.
What phenomena are the results of gravity between the moon and the earth?
Tides are the result of lunar (and solar) gravity.
Does the pull of the moon create tides?
Yes,the gravitational pull of the moon actually does create tides at night time, when it is close to Earth
When the gravitational pulls down the sun and moon partially cancel each other out earth experiences a tide?
Yes, tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and the moon on Earth's oceans. When the sun, moon, and Earth are aligned, the gravitational forces add together to create higher high tides (spring tides), and when they are at right angles, the forces partially cancel out to create lower high tides (neap tides).
How does the earth create a day?
By spinning one complete spin.
What forces causes the earth's highest tides in the ocean?
The earth's highest tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun on the earth's oceans. When the sun, moon, and earth are aligned during a full moon or new moon, their gravitational forces combine to create higher tides known as spring tides.
Do gravitational forces create high or low tides?
For Earth, both high and low tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon.
What is caused by the gravitational force of earth and the moon?
1) the tides 2) the slowing of Earth's rate of spin 3) the receding of the Moon 4) the stabilization of Earth's axial tilt.
What force causes the earth's water to shift and create tides?
Primarily, the effects of gravity between the earth and the moon.
What are earths tides caused by?
Earth's tides are primarily caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and, to a lesser extent, the Sun. As the Moon orbits Earth and the Earth rotates on its axis, the gravitational forces create bulges in the ocean waters, causing high and low tides. The Sun's gravitational pull also contributes to the tides, but to a lesser degree due to its greater distance from Earth.
Does the earth have tides?
Yes the earth has tides
How can tides be predicted?
Tides can be predicted by analyzing the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Sun on Earth's oceans. The position of the Moon and Sun relative to Earth, as well as the Earth's rotation, influence the height and timing of tides. This information is used to create tide tables that forecast high and low tides for specific locations at different times.
Which direction do the turbines spin in when the tides come in and out?
Turbines typically spin in the same direction regardless of whether tides are coming in or going out. The direction of spin is determined by the design of the turbine blades and the flow of water.
