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Mo12-L4b: What is a Lunar Eclipse?
The gravitational differences cause tidal bulges in the oceans on opposite sides of Earth.
High tides occur at the tidal bulges, and low tides occur between them.
Because the Sun is so far away from Earth, its effect on tides is about half that of the Moon.
Antipodal
Sun’s
gravitational
effect
Sublunar
Moon’s
gravitational
effect
High Tide
Low Tide
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