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Why does the Moon have roughly 2.5 times more tide-generating influence on Earth than the Sun, despite the Sun being far more massive?

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1. Why does the Moon have roughly 2.5 times more tide-generating influence on Earth than the Sun, despite the Sun being far more massive?

The Moon’s gravity is stronger than the Sun’s overall

Tidal force varies inversely with the cube of distance, and the Moon is far closer

The Sun has no gravitational pull on Earth’s oceans

Tides are caused by wind, not gravity, so mass is irrelevant

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