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Tides occur because the strength of an object's gravity depends on the distance from that object. Gravity is stronger at smaller distances. The moons gravity pulls Earth toward it, causing Earth to wobble around a point about a thousand miles below the surface as the moon orbits. Since the water on the far side of Earth experience slightly less lunar gravity than the rest of the planet it lags behind a bit, creating a high tide.
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SteveThe tides on Earth are the result of tidal forces, differences in the strength of gravity due to differences in distance. The closer you are to a given object, the stronger gravity you feel. Earth is pulled toward the moon by its gravity, causing it to wobble as the moon orbits. The water on the far side of Earth is somewhat farther from the moon and so experiences slightly weaker gravity than the planet as a whole. As a result, as Earth moves toward the moon, the water on the far side lags behind a little bit.
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Where are high tides located in relation to the Moon?
There are "sub-lunar" and "antipodal" high tides. The sub-lunar tide occurs when a place is, roughly speaking, directly "below" the Moon in the sky. It's when the place is as close as possible to the Moon on any particular day. The antipodal tide is the one that occurs right on the other side of the Earth, as far away from the Moon as possible. That's the basics, but there are a lot of complications with the tides, of course.
Why is there high tides on the side of Earth farthest from the moon?
The moon pulls on the water AND the earth leaving the water on the far side behind.
What is the effect on the ocean when Earth the sun and the moon form a right angle?
I think I understand what you mean. The gravitational force of the sun and the moon pulls the ocean, and this is what causes the changing tides, as the earth spins. When the moon is on the same side of the earth as the sun, or on the direct opposite side from the sun, it's gravitational force compliments the suns force and the tide comes in further and goes out further. This is called a Spring tide. In answer to your question, when the moon is not on the near or far side of the earth (when they make a right angle) the moon opposes the gravitational force of the sun and the tide does not come in as far or go out as far. This is called a Neap tide. The cycle of Spring and Neap tides therefore follows the cycle of the moon (new to full).
What happens to the ocean tide when gravitational pull is at its strongest?
When gravitation pull is at its strongest, we have spring tides. The spring tide reaches far up the beach at high tide, and also goes far down the beach at low tide.
What do you call the largest tides?
the different tides are high tide, low tide, neaptide, and spring tide. high tide is when the moon is pulling the water into the land on on side of the earth, but on the closest, it is low tide, because it is also pulling it away from land. neap tide is when every thing is eutral, and the same, balanced. the spring tide it when its unnaturally high, or just unnaturally low...... just higher, or lower than high or low tides.
