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Subject:
Tide?
Category: Science > Earth Sciences Asked by: navig75-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
29 Nov 2004 03:49 PST
Expires: 29 Dec 2004 03:49 PST Question ID: 435481 |
What is tide? And why there are 2 sides of the same tide at a same time on the earth? |
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Re: Tide?
Answered By: answerfinder-ga on 29 Nov 2004 04:46 PST Rated: ![]() |
Dear navig75-ga, This web site provides a simple explanation, "Tides are periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water. Tides are caused by the gravitational interaction between the Earth and the Moon. 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)." Have a look at the image which helps to show this (the bulge is greatly exaggerated). There are also explanations as to the effect of the Sun on the tides. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/moon/Tides.shtml Go this web site and on the right is a link titled ?What causes the tide?. Click on this and there will be an animation which explains in greater detail how the tides are formed. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/venice/tides.html This site also has an animation to help you understand. http://www.sfgate.com/getoutside/1996/jun/tides.html I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as soon as I receive it. Thank you answerfinder tides moon animation ://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=tides+moon+animation&btnG=Search |
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Re: Tide?
From: tornado2-ga on 04 Dec 2004 14:33 PST |
Dear answerfinder-ga, I am an Earth Science teacher and I never completely understood why there was a bulge in the ocean on the other side of the Earth (away from the moon). The pbs link and the link to the animation finally made it clear to me. It is the centripital force of the earth rotating around the center of gravity of the earth and the moon! That makes sense! Thank you so much for helping me understand this. You'll make me a better teacher. By the way, I think the rating is unfair because navig75-ga rated you before he/she could explain how to better your answer (which in my eyes was very clear). |
Subject:
Re: Tide?
From: thatlldo-ga on 06 Dec 2004 08:14 PST |
Also see the information on www.tidclocks.com (http://www.tideclocks.com) |
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