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minus-squarepressanykeynow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·22 hours ago Having a moon causing the tides Our moon is not the only reason for the tides existing, our Sun kinda also have gravity, so it causes tides too.
minus-squarezalgotext@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoThe moon, due to it’s unusual size and proximity for a moon, has a much greater effect on the tides than the sun. That’s why the tides are more closely linked to the moon’s orbit around the earth, not the Earth’s around the sun.
minus-squareKorhaka@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoThey are linked to both though. That is why you get even higher tides at some times of the year. The moon has a larger effect but they can combine.
Our moon is not the only reason for the tides existing, our Sun kinda also have gravity, so it causes tides too.
The moon, due to it’s unusual size and proximity for a moon, has a much greater effect on the tides than the sun. That’s why the tides are more closely linked to the moon’s orbit around the earth, not the Earth’s around the sun.
They are linked to both though. That is why you get even higher tides at some times of the year. The moon has a larger effect but they can combine.