A Conversation for The Solar System

Tides

Post 1

Todaymueller

Can I point out that tdes can be a lot more than 2 metres . The moon has a strong gravitational pull . http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/coast/tides/tides.shtml?date=20091218&loc=0523


Tides

Post 2

matterdoc

Yes, but Sun has greater gravitational pull. Yet solar tides are much lesser than lunar tides.


Tides

Post 3

Todaymueller

Well it is the sun and moon excerting there gravitational pull together that gives us spring tides. These occur aproximately every 2 weeks.


Tides

Post 4

matterdoc

What happens during neep tides. Gravitational pulls from sun and moon are perpendicular to each other. According to mechanics, there can be only one resultant gravitational pull directed to somewhere in between the original pulls. But we do have two sets of separate tides, one each due to sun and moon. There are no tides where resultant pulls should be.


Key: Complain about this post

Write an Entry

"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. It has been compiled and recompiled many times and under many different editorships. It contains contributions from countless numbers of travellers and researchers."

Write an entry
Read more