Tides, why are they more influenced by the moon than the sun?

Subject: Tides, why are they more influenced by the moon than the sun?

Date: Mon May 26 20:01:40 1997
Posted by Ian Landry
Grade level: 10-12
School: Cegep de Granby
City: Granby State/Province: Quebec
Country: Canada
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 864694900.As

Message:

Even if we know that the gravitationnal force of the sun is greater than the gravitationnal force of the moon, we know that tides are more influenced by the moon than the sun.Why?
The best answer I got is that it's just because the moon is closer to earth than the sun, but how does that make a difference?

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