QUESTION :
What do you call the wave caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and
moon on the earth?
ANSWER :
TIDES
- Tides are caused by gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
- Tides are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun.
- Tides are caused by the gravitational forces exerted on the earth by the moon, and to a lesser extent, the sun. When the highest point in the wave, or the crest, reaches a coast, the coast experiences a high tide.
How do tides occur?
The gravitational attraction of the moon causes the oceans to bulge out in the direction of the moon. Another bulge occurs on the opposite side, since the Earth is also being pulled toward the moon (and away from the water on the far side). Since the earth is rotating while this is happening,two tides occur each day.
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