Recent content by ChaosMath

its never too late, you just summarized what Danger said. Thanks.

Thanks a lot! I think it's clear enough to get me a mark on teh test if it comes up. I have now received about 5 different answers about this from many different sources. All of them saying something like what you said, but none are as clear, or maybe they're just too bothered to explain it...

Ok, I understand everything you just said. But if w2 feels the least pull, it is still being pulled toward the moon and the sun(assuming when they are in line and in the same direction) why would it bugle outward instead of flat against the earth?

If it is lagging behind, shouldn't it be at about 90 degrees to the tide created by the moon? Why would it be directly across from the moon-created tide? edit after I saw your: you happened to confuse me even more, I'm only a slightly-above average grade eight, would you be so kind as to...

Hi everyone, sorry if I'm new to this and this subject have already been posted, but i have a test tomorrow, and i need help. The question is that when the sun, the moon, and the Earth are in a straight line, with the moon is in between the sun and the earth. It is reasonable to think that the...