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2006-10-23 17:48:45 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Tidal effects are increased during the full moon. It has nothing to do with incident light, that is a correlation, but not a causation. When there's a full moon, it means that the sun and the moon are on opposite sides of the Earth. This puts their tidal effects into alignment, adding the effects of the sun to the moon, and creating greater tides. When the sun and the moon are in perpendicular directions as seen from the Earth, you get Neap Tides, which are reduced tidal effects because the Sun interferes with the moon's tidal effect rather than aiding it.
2006-10-23 18:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The force of attraction between the earth and moon is not always constant the moon revolves around the earth in an elliptical orbit.
On a full moon night the moon is closer to the earth due to which the gravitational force of the moon comes into play causing high tides. The light waves have no role to play in this case.
2006-10-24 02:39:35 · answer #2 · answered by ratish n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First imagine there is no sun and think of the tides the moon would give. There would be 2 high tides, one on the side close to the moon and one on the side farthest from it. Why? The moon attracts the water nearest to it stronger than the earth, which is farther from it. On the other side, the moon attracts the earth, which is nearer to it than the water on the far side, stronger than that water, so you can imagine it pulls the close water the most, the earth second most, and the farthest water the least.
Now add the sun in. It also affects the tides - even though it is farther away it is a much larger mass. It has the same affects as the moon does, a high tide on the side facing it and one on the side away. When these 2 directions add up, as they do when the sun and moon are on opposite sides, you get the highest tides.
Not exactky a rigorous explanation, but I think it helps with the idea.
2006-10-23 20:10:16 · answer #3 · answered by sofarsogood 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The light waves do not have any effect on water. When there is full moon day, the force of attraction between the earth and the moon increase that is why we have more of them during full moon day
2006-10-23 19:58:52 · answer #4 · answered by Rishi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tides are the rising and falling of our ocean levels in comparison to land masses.
Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun. Imagine the sun to the
right side of this square.
Imagine the moon is at d. People at d and b will experience high tide while people at
a and c will have low tide.
a
d EARTH b SUN
c
Now 6 hours late when the moon is at c, a and c will have high tides and d and b will
have low tides. Then about 6 hours later at b, high tides again at d and b and low tides
at a and c. Whe the moon is at d or b, the gravity pull of the sun and moon each work
together. When the moon is at a or c, the moon and sun are at right angles to each other
and the power is vectored, changing the tides to a and c.
2006-10-24 02:38:23 · answer #5 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not only during full moon but whenever the moon is overhead we feel its gravitational pull on earth. TIdes are created by the moon due to its gravitational pull. To deny a few other answers, if during full moon, sun & moon were on opposite sides, there would be an eclipse not a full moon. During full moon, the moon is closest to the earth and hence the stronger pull nad higher tides.
2006-10-26 22:35:36 · answer #6 · answered by si11y13yte 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, a full moon only occurs in opposition to the Sun, putting the Sun and the moon on opposite sides of the Earth.
2006-10-23 17:52:36 · answer #7 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The area of the earth facing the full moon is experiencing a greater amount of the gravitational force of the moon.water being madeof loose molecules at easly pulled up to a greater extent when they move up to form a crest of the wave.
2006-10-24 15:23:38 · answer #8 · answered by Infinity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the most high tides are produced during solar eclipse when moon and sun are in line with each other and at one side of earth.
light waves do not have any effect on tides.
2006-10-24 03:20:34 · answer #9 · answered by Rahul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
during ful moon days the gravitational attraction of the moon is very strong compared to the normal days. due to this the tidal effect is observed.
2006-10-24 22:01:25 · answer #10 · answered by srikanta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋