Looked in an oceanography textbook and didn't really get any good info this is why i'm askin', geology/oceanography enthusiast a +
2006-07-25 22:18:53 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I can't believe all of you could believe that one and have books to back it up!!! It's the sun by an order of magnitude of 100x's or more. I got that answer from my geology teacher, and thank goodness I asked him!!
2006-07-27 11:57:37 · update #1
The moon. There is a theory the moon and the earth were once one planet and the moon broke away and they are always trying to get back together but haven't settled their differences so they pull in different directions. The moon is much closer than the sun so it has more gravitational pull. It is 400 times closer to the earth so although smaller than size than the sun, it has more gravitational pull. The moon has 2.5 times the pull of the sun. There is a great book, The Moon, (I think) that has a dvd with it. Ask your librarian to order it for you. Call up the librarian and say I want this book, could you order it for me and I think it really explains it better than I could.
2006-07-25 22:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by duelpers 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is the moon...the moon's position affects the tides a lot more than the sun. Because the water masses are so big and the moon is so close the gravity has a greater affect on the water.
Ocean Tides. Introduction. An ocean tide refers to the cyclic rise and fall of seawater. ... The moon is the primary factor controlling the temporal rhythm and height of tides (Figure 8r-1
2006-07-26 05:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by justme 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon.
This is due to its proximity compared to the sun. Tidal forces follow inverse cube law, i.e. if the object is twice away, the tidal force is 8 times weaker ( 1 divided by 2 cube).
2006-07-26 05:24:22 · answer #3 · answered by nodoublespeak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon because it is way closer to us.
2006-07-26 05:22:02 · answer #4 · answered by BeachBABE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋