Home
Class 12
PHYSICS
Tides are formed due to gravitational fo...

Tides are formed due to gravitational force of

A

earth on the sea

B

sun on the earth

C

earth on the moon

D

moon on the earth

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Gravitational force is

A girl is walking on a horizontal levelled road, the work done by the gravitational force on her will be?

Define Earth's gravitational force

There is a similarity in atomic structure and solar system. The planets revolve around the sun due to the gravitational force. Which force might be acting in the atomic structure ?

The gravitational force on a body of mass 5 kg at the surface of the earth is 50 N. If earth is a perfect sphere, the gravitational force on a satellite of mass 200 kg in a circular orbit of radius same as diameter of the earth is

You are siting to your friend on ground. Is there any gravitional force of attraction between you two? If so, why are you not coming together naturally? Is any force other than the gravitationall force of the earth coming in picture?

Answer the following questions : Compare the gravitational force on a body of mass 1 kg due to the earth with the force on the same body due to another body of mass 1 kg at a distance of 1m from the first body. (Mass of the earth = 6xx10^24 kg, radius of the earth= 6400 km)

Answer the following questions : Determine the SI unit of the universal constant of gravitation from the formula for the gravitational force between two particles. Hence, state the CGS unit of the constant of gravitation .