Since the water is always moving, the earth can't hold onto it.
The gravitational attraction of the moon causes the oceans to bulge out in the direction of the moon. Another bulge forms as on the opposite side, since the earth is also being pulled toward the moon (and away from the water on the far side). Since the earth is rotating while this is happening, twho tides occur each day.
Gravitational pull of the moon tugs on the srface of the ocean until its surface mounds up and outward in the direction of the moon.
There are about 12 hours and 25 minutes between the two high tides. (low tides are what is in between). It's a gradual change.
If the moon were to esacep what would happen to the Earth's oceans?
"What happens is that the lunar water tides on the earth go away but the solar water tides still occur, but with about 1/3 or so the amplitude. There are still daily high and low tides, but they would be noticeably smaller. There would be no spring or neap tides, however." Dr. Odenwald's Ask the Astronomer
Offshore, in the deep ocean, the difference in tides is usually less than 1.6 feet.
The Surf, grows when it approaches a beach, and the tides increase. In bays and estuaries, this effect is amplified. (The Bay of Fundy, tides have a range of 44.6 feet.)
The highest tides in the world are at the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada.
The gravitational attraction of the moon causes the oceans to bulge out in the direction of the moon. Another bulge forms as on the opposite side, since the earth is also being pulled toward the moon (and away from the water on the far side). Since the earth is rotating while this is happening, twho tides occur each day.
Gravitational pull of the moon tugs on the srface of the ocean until its surface mounds up and outward in the direction of the moon.
There are about 12 hours and 25 minutes between the two high tides. (low tides are what is in between). It's a gradual change.
If the moon were to esacep what would happen to the Earth's oceans?
"What happens is that the lunar water tides on the earth go away but the solar water tides still occur, but with about 1/3 or so the amplitude. There are still daily high and low tides, but they would be noticeably smaller. There would be no spring or neap tides, however." Dr. Odenwald's Ask the Astronomer
Offshore, in the deep ocean, the difference in tides is usually less than 1.6 feet.
The Surf, grows when it approaches a beach, and the tides increase. In bays and estuaries, this effect is amplified. (The Bay of Fundy, tides have a range of 44.6 feet.)
The highest tides in the world are at the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada.