Question

What is gravity’s role in tides?

Answer 1

The relationship between the masses of the Earth, moon and sun and their distances to each other play critical roles in affecting tides

Answer 2

The moon and sun and their distances from each other do play a critical role in affecting  the oceans tides.  Gravity is one of the main forces that creates the tides.Tidal generating forces are based on the gravitational attractive force.

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