If you compare the gravitational force on the Earth due to the sun to that due to the moon, you would find that the Sun's pull is greater than the Moon's pull. However, the tidal effect of the Moon's pull is greater than the tidal effect of Sun. Why?
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◆ Explaination-
- It's true that tides are affected by gravitational pull.
- But more than that matters is the difference between gravitational pull at two ends of earth from star/planet.
- As earth's diameter is negligible as compared to distance between sun and earth but significant as compared to earth-moon distance, tides are more affected by moon's gravity.
- Thus lunar tides are bigger than solar tides.
Hope that is useful...
◆ Explaination-
- It's true that tides are affected by gravitational pull.
- But more than that matters is the difference between gravitational pull at two ends of earth from star/planet.
- As earth's diameter is negligible as compared to distance between sun and earth but significant as compared to earth-moon distance, tides are more affected by moon's gravity.
- Thus lunar tides are bigger than solar tides.
Hope that is useful...
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