SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Moon’s gravitational pull on Earth, combined with other, tangential forces, causes the ocean bulges that create tides.

Detailed explanation-3: -The periodic movements of ocean water due to gravity of the Moon and the Sun are called tides.

Detailed explanation-4: -The gravitational attraction between the Earth and the moon is strongest on the side of the Earth that happens to be facing the moon, simply because it is closer. This attraction causes the water on this “near side” of Earth to be pulled toward the moon.

Detailed explanation-5: -Around each new moon and full moon – when the sun, Earth, and moon align in space – the range between high and low tides is greatest. These are the spring tides.

Detailed explanation-6: -To find out why the tide is higher when there’s a full moon, we went to University of Delaware professor of physics and astronomy, Harry Shipman, who explained: “Tides are higher when the moon is full because at that time the gravity from the moon and sun are pulling together on the earth.