If you compare the gravitational force on the earth due to the sun to that dueto the moon, you would find that the Sun’s pull is greater than the moon’s pull However, the tidal effect of the moon’s pull is greater than the tidal effect of sun. Why ?

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If you compare the gravitational 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 of the moon’s pull is greater than the tidal effect of sun. Why ?

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Tidal effect is inversely proportional to the cube of the distance while gravitional force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.

The distance between the moon the earth is less aa compared to the distance between sun and earth .

Greater the distance ,less is the pull of the tidal effect.

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