What gravitational attraction does the moon have on the earth? (mass of earth is 6 x
1024 kg, mass of moon is 7.4 x 1022 kg and distance between earth and moon is 3.8 x 108 m).

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Answer:

The moon's gravitational pull on the Earth is the main cause of the rise and fall of ocean tides. The moon's gravitational pull causes two bulges of water on the Earth's oceans—one where ocean waters face the moon and the pull is strongest and one where ocean waters face away from the moon and the pull is weakest.

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