Steve6626 Steve6626
  • 12-06-2018
  • Physics
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Why does the moon exert a greater tidal influence than the sun?

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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 13-06-2018
Well, I'm not sure right now that it actually does.

But if it does, that's because the sun is about 400 times
FARTHER from the Earth than the moon is.
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snickerdoodle9875
snickerdoodle9875 snickerdoodle9875
  • 15-04-2022

Answer:

The tidal forces of the Moon are much stronger than the Sun's because it is so much closer to Earth, causing a much greater variation in the gravitational force from one location to another. The Sun's gravitational force, on the other hand, varies much less because the Sun is so far away.

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