The Sun's tide-raising power is only half as great as that of the Moon. The direct pull of the Sun on the earth, however, is about `175` times that of the Moon. Why is it then that the Moon causes larger tides?

The gravitational force exerted by the sun on the moon is greater than that exerted by the earth on the moon. Why then does not the moon escape from the earth.

The average distance of the sun from the earth is 1.5xx10^8 km and the average distance of the moon from the earth is 384000 km. if the attraction of the sun on the earth is 180 times the attraction of the moon ,how many times is the mass of the sun greater than that of the moon ?

The mass of moon is about 0.012 times that of earth and its diameter is about 0.25 times that of earth .The value of G on the moon will be

Based on scientific calculations using Newton's law of gravitational force , it is found that the gravitational pull of the Sun on the Moon is twice the gravitational pull of Earth on the Moon. Then why can't the moon escape the Earth?

If the diameter of the sun subtends an angle of 32' at the eye of the observer and the diameter of the moon 30' and if the distance of the sun be 360 times that of the moon , find the ratio of the diameter of the sun of that of the moon.

The acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface is about 6 times that on the Moon. The radius of the Moon is nearly (4)/(18) times that of the Earth. The ratio of the binding energy of a body at rest on the Earth's surface to that on the Moon's surface is about

The garvitational force exerted by the sun on the Moon is greater than that exerted by the Earth on the Moon. Why then does not the Moon escape from the Earth, during solar esclipe?