how could the moon makes the tides rise or fall?

Answer 1

The tide is the cyclic rising and falling of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the Earth. Tides cause changes in the depth of the sea, and also produce oscillating currents known as tidal streams, making prediction of tides important for coastal navigation (see Tides and navigation, below). The strip of seashore that is submerged at high tide and exposed at low tide, the intertidal zone, is an important ecological product of ocean tides.

The changing tide produced at a given location on the Earth is the result of the changing positions of the Moon and Sun relative to the Earth coupled with the effects of the rotation of the Earth and the local bathymetry (the underwater equivalent to topography). Though the gravitational force exerted by the Sun on the Earth is almost 200 times stronger than that exerted by the Moon, the tidal force produced by the Moon is about twice as strong as that produced by the Sun. The reason for this is that the tidal force is related not to the strength of a gravitational field, but to its gradient. The field gradient decreases with distance from the source more rapidly than does the field strength; as the Sun is about 400 times further from the Earth than is the Moon, the gradient of the Sun's field, and thus the tidal force produced by the Sun, is weaker.

Answer 2

The tides rise and fall due to the gravitational pull of the moon on the waters. Basically in a nutshell as the moon orbits the Earth is pulls the water towards it thus creating the tide.

Answer 3

As the Moon orbits the Earth it "tugs" on the ocean's surface, creating high & low tides that follow predictable cycles accoring to the time of day, as the earth rotates daily on its axis. That's why the TIMES of the high & low tides vary with "the position" of the "waxing" or "waning" moonlight. Does this make sense to you? Hope so. If you're still in need of clarification, Google the phrase "Earth's tides."

Answer 4

The moon is actually tugging on the Earth as it is rotating.

This tugging action, or gravitational pull, is what causes the tides to rise and fall.

Sort of like a kid tugging on its mother's clothing to get her attention.

Just think of the moon as having invisible fingers that are tugging on its mother's (Earth) clothing (the ocean).

Answer 5

The moon is circling the earth, and has such mass that it gravitationally pulls on the earth's oceans and makes them bulge out towards it. It's the same gravitational force that pulls your feet to the ground and allows you to stand up.

What are they teaching in school these days that you would even ask such a question? You don't live in Kansas do you? Move! Before it's too late! LOL

Answer 6

The water in the earth's oceans is free to flow all the way around it. When the moon is on one side of the earth, the moons gravity pulls the water on the earth towards it. Simple.

Answer 7

It is the moons gravitational pull on the earth. So when the moon is on one side of the earth, it pulls the tide to that side, causing it to ebb on one side and flow on the other.

Answer 8

The moon has a gravitational pull that moves the water as it goes around the earth.

Answer 9

the moon has a gravity like earth gravity but less as gravity depend on size when u drop water the water fakk on ground due to earth gravity as the noom comes closer to water in earth it atract it so tide take place and when it become far fall take place

Answer 10

it haz somthing to do wit the moon's gravitational pull. it haz a great effect on the tides.