How it works...
There are two main factors that cause tides, gravitational attractions and centripetal forces.The gravitational attraction of the Sun and Moon creates tides due to forces that are imposed on Earth. As you know, gravity is a force of attraction that exists between any two masses, bodies, and for this instance Earth and the Moon. Gravity interconnects the Sun, its planets, and their Moons while keeping them in fixed orbits. There has to be some type of balance , a "common center of mass" within the orbits that Moon and Earth rotate about, and that is known as the barycenter which is located under Earth's surface.
Isaac Newton developed the universal law of gravitation which states that every object that has mass in the universe is attracted to every other object. This law enabled an explanation of why there were generally two tides a day, and not one. The term gravitational force comes from this law and is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the two bodies, which means that if mass increases, so will the gravitational force. On the other hand gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two masses, meaning that if distance increase, the gravitational force will decrease tremendously.
Centripetal forces keeps planets within their orbit and is done so by the gravitational attraction between each planet and the Sun. Gravity provides the centripetal force that holds the Moon in its orbit around Earth. Because the Moon and Earth are so attracted to each other, the Moon pulls at anything to bring the Earth closer. Since Earth is able to hold everything except water, because water is in constant motion, the moon is able to pull at it creating either high or low tides depending on where it is located during rotation. Tidal bulges are secondary effects of the force of gravity and is responsible for tides. With different things occurring to generate tides there must also be different types of tides (not just high or low).
Isaac Newton developed the universal law of gravitation which states that every object that has mass in the universe is attracted to every other object. This law enabled an explanation of why there were generally two tides a day, and not one. The term gravitational force comes from this law and is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the two bodies, which means that if mass increases, so will the gravitational force. On the other hand gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two masses, meaning that if distance increase, the gravitational force will decrease tremendously.
Centripetal forces keeps planets within their orbit and is done so by the gravitational attraction between each planet and the Sun. Gravity provides the centripetal force that holds the Moon in its orbit around Earth. Because the Moon and Earth are so attracted to each other, the Moon pulls at anything to bring the Earth closer. Since Earth is able to hold everything except water, because water is in constant motion, the moon is able to pull at it creating either high or low tides depending on where it is located during rotation. Tidal bulges are secondary effects of the force of gravity and is responsible for tides. With different things occurring to generate tides there must also be different types of tides (not just high or low).