I've heard that the moon affects the tides, how so?

Answer 1

Because of gravity effects.
It attracts more nearest points and less more far points. So the difference of attraction creates the tide effect.

Answer 2

Gravity of the moon "pulls" the water from the oceans, creating a high tide on that side of the world and the same thing happens on the other side, while lowering the water level at the midpoint around the globe creating a low tide

Answer 3

The Moon's gravity pulls at the oceans directly below it, causing a bulge in the water level facing directly toward the Moon -- a high tide.

The second tidal bulge on the opposite side of the Earth is caused by the small wobble the Moon's gravitational effect has on the Earth itself. The fact that water is so fluid and has its own quality of "Jello-like" inertia allows the opposite-side bulge or second high tide to form.

I hope this helps you to visualize the two high tides.

Answer 4

The gravity of the moon as it passes over pulls the oceans causing the tides to rise and fall

Answer 5

The gravity of the moon as it passes over pulls the oceans causing the tides to rise and fall

Answer 6

Tides occur because the Moon's gravity changes the shape of Earth's oceans. The Moon pulls on different parts of Earth with different amounts of force. It pulls hardest on the side of Earth nearest it, a little less hard on the center of Earth, and even less hard on the farthest side of Earth. If Earth were flexible, it would be pulled into a football shape. Earth's crust is hard enough to resist being pulled into a different shape, but Earth's oceans do change shape.

The Moon's pull produces a bulge of thicker ocean water on the side of Earth nearest the Moon. Another bulge of water is produced on the side of Earth farthest away from the Moon because the Moon pulls the center of Earth away from that side. The layer of water is thinnest in the middle, between the bulges.

A location moves past different thicknesses of water as Earth turns on its axis. As a result, the water level there rises and falls.

Answer 7

the force of attraction ,as explained by NEWT0N says that there is a force of attraction between any two bodies in soace. now, in this case the moon and sun have earth in betwwen them as if they were approximately collinear. the gravitaional pull of the moon as well as the sun causes the water to rise. when there is a hight tide somewhere. a lowtide occurs at a place which is 6 hours ahead and behind it. weather does play a role when there are winds. the sun hetas up water. cold water and warm water come together to stabilize themselves- this contributes upoto 2.6687% for the occurence of tides

Answer 8

From its gravity pulling on Earth, the sun also affects tides, and its gravitaional influence is far greater than that of the Moon.

Answer 9

The tidal gravity energy between the moon and the earth is what causes the water tides on the Earth.

Answer 10

Moon's gravity pulls the water.