Question

Why does the moon generate larger tidal forces that the sun?

Answer 1

The tides in the oceans on earth are caused by both the sun's gravity and the moon's gravity. Predominantly, tides in the ocean are not created by the general pull of gravity, but rather by the distinctions in gravity starting with one spot then onto the next (the gravitational gradient). Despite the fact that the sun is substantially more gigantic and in this manner has more gravitational pull than the moon, the moon is nearer to the earth with the goal that its gravitational gradient is more effective than that of the sun. Since tides in the oceans are the impact of ocean water reacting to a gravitational gradient, the moon assumes a bigger part in making tides than does the sun. Be that as it may, the sun's gravitational gradient over the earth is critical and it contributes to tides also.