If you compare the gravitational force on the earth due to the sun to that due to the moon, you would find that the sun's pull is greater than moon's pull. However , the tidal effect of the moon's pull is greater than the tidal effect of the sun. Why?

Explanation

To understand why the tidal effect of the Moon is greater than that of the Sun, despite the Sun's gravitational pull being stronger, we can break down the explanation into several steps:

### Step 1: Understand Gravitational Force
The gravitational force \( F \) between two masses is given by Newton's law of gravitation:
\[ F = \frac{G \cdot m_1 \cdot m_2}{r^2} \]
where \( G \) is the gravitational constant, \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \) are the masses of the two objects, and \( r \) is the distance between their centers.
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