How can this French teacher improve their physics homework on tides?

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The discussion focuses on improving a physics homework assignment about tides created by a French teacher. A native English speaker reviewed the assignment and found it nearly perfect, with only a minor suggestion regarding the use of the verb "to stand" in the context of the inverse square law. The reviewer recommended rephrasing the explanation to enhance clarity. Overall, the assignment was well-structured and comprehensible, requiring minimal corrections.

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Homework Statement



Hello, I am a French teacher who teaches physics in English. I've proposed to my pupils this work about the tides.http://vfsilesieux.free.fr/2deeuro/Thetides.html"
I would very much enjoy any kind of correction (vocabulary, grammar, ideas) to improve the quality of this work (questions + corrections).
Thanks in advance for your help.


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It would certainly benefit from the inspection of a native English scientific eye.
 
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Lesieux,

i am a native English speaker, and I read over your link on the tides. I found it to be almost perfect, and had difficulty suggesting any improvements. The only thing i could find (and this is a very minor point), is that I would typically not use the verb "to stand" in the way you used it in the description of the inverse square law. I would just say, "if an object is two times closer to the moon, it will experience a gravitational force one-fourth as large. However, there is nothing wrong with it the way you wrote it, and I had no trouble understanding it.
 


Thank you
 

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