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The tides are caused by the attraction of the moon for the earth.
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It is a common misunderstanding to believe that the tides are simply caused by the Moon pulling on the Earth. In fact, the tides are caused by the difference in pull of the Moon, and to a lesser extent Sun, across the Earth. While the Earth as a whole moves according to the "average" of gravitational forces that it experiences, different parts of the Earth experience slightly different gravitational forces, by virtue of being at slightly different distances from the body in question.
- It is a common misunderstanding to believe that the tides are simply caused by the Moon pulling on the Earth.
- In fact, the tides are caused by the difference in pull of the Moon, and to a lesser extent Sun, across the Earth.
- While the Earth as a whole moves according to the "average" of gravitational forces that it experiences, different parts of the Earth experience slightly different gravitational forces, by virtue of being at slightly different distances from the body in question.
- This creates a residual force on those parts, and one result of this is the tides.
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It is a common misunderstanding to believe that the tides are simply caused by the Moon pulling on the Earth. In fact, the tides are caused by the difference in pull of the Moon, and to a lesser extent Sun, across the Earth. While the Earth as a whole moves according to the "average" of gravitational forces that it experiences, different parts of the Earth experience slightly different
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