Both the moon and the sun influence the tides on Earth. The moon has a much greater influence though. Why is that

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31-01-2020
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Both the moon and the sun influence the tides on Earth. The moon has a much greater influence though. Why is that

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corih corih · Answer 1 · 2020-01-31T04:49:45+01:00

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31-01-2020

Because even though the moon is smaller, therefore a weaker gravitational pull, the moon is much closer to the earth than the sun, thus having a greater gravitational pull

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