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Question
Give a geographical reason:
Tides are influenced more by the moon than the sun.
Give Reasons
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Solution
- Compared to the sun, the moon is quite close to the Earth.
- As its effect, the gravitational force of the moon becomes more effective than that of the sun. Therefore, the moon has a greater influence on tides than the sun.
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