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No. Gravity is a function of mass, and since the sun is thousands of times bigger, the sun's gravitational force is abomany thousands of times greater. However, the moon is much closer to earth (a quarter of a million miles vs. 93,000,000 miles for the sun), so the moon's gravitational effect on the earth is much larger than the sun's gravitational effect on the earth.

This is why ocean tides resulting from the moon's gravitational pull are much higher than tides resulting from the sun's gravitational pull. One a month, when the sun and moon are aligned on the same side of the earth, will create the highest tides since the gravitational pull of both sun and moon are pulling in the same direction.

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When the pull is stronger, they move quicker.


How does the suns gravitational pull affect the speed which the planets orbit?

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What happened to the pull of gravity when the moon and sun are at right angles?

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What happens to the pull of gravity when the moon and sun are at right angle angles?

When the moon and sun are at right angles, the gravitational forces from each celestial body aren't aligned, which can cause variations in the pull of gravity on Earth. This can lead to phenomenon like neap tides, where tides are weaker than usual due to the counteracting gravitational forces.


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The moon is chiefly responsible for the tides with the suns influence modifying the tidal range?

Yes, the moon's gravitational pull is the primary force responsible for creating tides on Earth. The sun also contributes to the tides through its gravitational pull, with its influence causing variations in the tidal range.


Which type of tide is creates when the suns gravitational pull on earth is the least?

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