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| Description: (a) The Moon induces tidal forces, Ftide, on Earth. At each point, this force is the difference between the force, Fout, created by the orbital motion of the two bodies around their barycenter, and the Moon’s gravitational force, Fgrav, at that point. The magnitude and direction of each arrow represent the strength and direction of each force. (b) Water slides along Earth to create the tides. Ignoring Earth’s rotation and the effects of the continents until Figure 6-31, this figure shows how two high tides are created on Earth by the Moon’s gravitational pull. The Sun has a weaker, but otherwise identical, effect. Picture Stats: Views: 653 Filesize: 58.2kB Height: 299 Width: 1350 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=15996 |