Does gravity from other planets affect earth in any way?

Subject: Does gravity from other planets affect earth in any way?

Date: Tue Dec 7 18:37:18 1999
Posted by Ross Martin
Grade level: 10-12 School: No school entered.
City: Independence State/Province: Ohio Country: USA
Area of science: Astronomy
ID: 944613438.As

Message:


OK so I was watching a special about how the moon affects the earth's 
atmosphere and weather patterns and tides and stuff. My 1st question is do 
any other celestial bodies play a part in that as well? 2nd Theoretically 
speaking if a large comet the size of the moon were to pass by the earth 
close enough could it infact cause tsunamis and other weather phenomena. 
3rd When a moon is being formed the particles in the rings surrounding the 
moon are outside of a particular area so that they are not pulled in by 
the planets gravity right. Does the sun have a similar area? That is all I 
will trouble you with for now.

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