SOLAR SYSTEM

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Latitue drift will be induced primarly by ____ forces from the sun and moon.
A
Centrifugal
B
centripetal
C
gravitational
D
all the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gravity is one major force that creates tides. In 1687, Sir Isaac Newton explained that ocean tides result from the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on the oceans of the earth (Sumich, J.L., 1996).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Moon and Earth exert a gravitational pull on each other. On Earth, the Moon’s gravitational pull causes the oceans to bulge out on both the side closest to the Moon and the side farthest from the Moon. These bulges create high tides. The low points are where low tides occur.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tidal wave is a shallow water wave caused by the gravitational interactions between the Sun, Moon, and Earth ("tidal wave” was used in earlier times to describe what we now call a tsunami.)

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. Explanation: Tides are caused by the gravitational pull of moon and the sun.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tides are the result of the gravitational tug from the Moon and Sun that the Earth feels. If we disregard the Sun for now, the Earth’s oceans facing the Moon bulge up in response to the lunar gravitational force: a high tide.

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