Answer the following : If you compare the graviational force on the Earth due to the sun to that due to the moon you would find that the Sun's pull is greater than the Moon's pull. However, the tidal effect to the Moon's pull is greater than the tidal effect of the Sun. Why ?

Answer the following : If you compare the graviational force on the Ea

1.	Answer the following : If you compare the graviational force on the Earth due to the sun to that due to the moon you would find that the Sun's pull is greater than the Moon's pull. However, the tidal effect to the Moon's pull is greater than the tidal effect of the Sun. Why ?
Answer» Solution :The tidal effect DEPENDS INVERSELY on the CUBE of the distance, while gravitational FORCE depends on the square of the distance.