why is there high tide and low tide? do you think the moon is responsible for this phenomena?

Answer 1

The moons gravitational pull does cause the tides, the sun to a lesser extent also exerts a pull. When the sun and the moon are on the same side of the earth the tidal pull is the greatest, when on the opposite they are the least.

Answer 2

Yes , the moons gravitational pull is responsable for high/low tides. The sun also causes the tides to change but to a much smaller extent. These are called solar tides. When the two occure at the same time you get higher than average tides.

Answer 3

The gravitational effect of the moon is mostly responsible for this phenomena, however the sun also has a small effect.

When the sun and the moon are pulling in the same direction there can be an unusually high or low tide.

Answer 4

Yes, the moon is responsible. There are two high tides per day and two low tides. One high tide is when the moon is overhead. This is because of the moon's gravity pulling on the ocean. The other high tide is when the moon is on the opposite side. This is because the moon's gravity causes earth's rotation to shift slightly so it's actually the centrifigal force.

Answer 5

Tides are caused by the respective pulls of both the Sun and the Moon. The Moon isn't the sole cause of tides but a part of it.

Answer 6

yes, the moon is responsible for the tides. its gravitational influence on the earth affects the water levels causing the tides

Answer 7

No, not at all. the earth is tilted 24 degrees on its axis, water wants to spill on the lowest side.

here's a science experiement for you, fill a glass of water 3/4 of the way, now tilt it 24 degrees from the vertical, what happens to the water? on one side there is high tide and the other side is low tide. same thing with the earth. impressive huh?

Answer 8

The swing of the tide is due to the moon's gravitational pull.

Answer 9

the gravitational affect of the moon and sun on earth is the cause of high and low tides. diiferent positions of these two celestial objects and the rotation of the earth cause differences in the tides.

Answer 10

without the daylight, the elements will be plenty less warm. Like, 10°ok, 5°ok in the colour. without the moon, it will be plenty darker at nighttime, which may make it a lot a lot less complicated for chipmunks to stub their ft in the wooded area and consequently kick up a good number of dirt and block out the daylight in the course of the day, that's easily what killed the dinosaurs, because the moon become eclipsed for, like, ten days in a row after Halley's comet handed through in only the right direction.