I have a question for all you brainiacs on here. If the earths moon has a gravitational effect on our oceans tides, how come the earths gravitational pull, being about 50 times greater have no effect on the moon. I am sure that’s an elementary question but I still do not understand it.
What makes you think Earth’s gravity has no effect on the moon?
I’d be willing to bet that if Earth turned off our gravity, the moon would fly off somewhere else.
That’s quite an effect.
Earth’s gravity has an effect on the moon. The moon is tidally locked to the earth so that one side of the moon always faces the earth. This is caused by earth’s gravity.
“how come the earths gravitational pull, being about 50 times greater have no effect on the moon.”
Says who?