2007-01-22 07:24:31 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The tidal heights depend not only on the moon but the sun. When the sun and the moon are both tugging in the same direction, we get the highest tides. Of course the phase is a function of how the moon lines up with the sun.
2007-01-22 07:30:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is often one 0.5 of the moon lighted up via the sunlight. for sure our place of Earth properly-knownshows which 'section' of the moon we can see. we are in a position to look thoroughly upon the dark section of the moon (then it incredibly is New Moon), or we glance thoroughly upon the lighted-up section of the moon (then it incredibly is going to be finished Moon) think of now 2 observers on the sector of earth, man or woman A greater westwards, man or woman B greater eastwards. Earth is rotating in a million day, yet think of the two persons can see the moon on the comparable time. Then it incredibly is glaring the two shall see an identical 'section' of the moon, because of the fact the gap between the two is purely too small to truly have a great perspective difference in the observing instructions in direction of the moon. the real difference of the section would be somewhat small. The 'section' of the moon is not at all expressed in 3 or greater decimals. So the best place of the observer on earth isn't necessary to understand the 'section' of the moon at that distinctive time. in spite of if it incredibly is critical (!) to understand the increasing and placing circumstances, and likewise the best place of the moon between the celebrities has an glaring small displacement for man or woman A and B.
2016-12-16 14:53:21 · answer #2 · answered by berkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not the phases of the moon as much as the position of the moon in the sky. The more full the moon is, the less its gravity affects the tides, but the position in the sky determines whether or not it's low or high tide.
2007-01-22 07:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth is subjected to the gravitational pull of our moon it is slight enough to only affect the liquid of our lakes and oceans.
2007-01-22 07:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by crawler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity-study Newton's law.
2007-01-22 07:33:49 · answer #5 · answered by racer123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gravitational pull of the moon and sun
2007-01-22 07:32:03 · answer #6 · answered by welllaners 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋