If there was no moon would there be tides?

[mcvickj]

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: tweakmm
There would be no earth as we know it.

:musicing!Ding!Ding!:music:
We have a winna!
Read this. (yes it's the first page on google, but I didn't want to write out my explaination )

EDIT: 2nd page on google

Interesting read. Learn something new every day.

 

[jdini76]

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: tweakmm
There would be no earth as we know it.

:musicing!Ding!Ding!:music:
We have a winna!
Read this. (yes it's the first page on google, but I didn't want to write out my explaination )

EDIT: 2nd page on google

that is not the question the OP is asking.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: QurazyQuisp

Originally posted by: Don Rodriguez
If there was no moon would there be tides? Would they be smaller? Would they even exist?

Just a question that came to me...

The sun creates tides, known as Solar Tides, the moon creates tides known as Lunar Tides. So yes, there would still be tides, although I don't think they'd be as large.

/thread

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: jdini76

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: tweakmm
There would be no earth as we know it.

:musicing!Ding!Ding!:music:
We have a winna!
Read this. (yes it's the first page on google, but I didn't want to write out my explaination )

EDIT: 2nd page on google

that is not the question the OP is asking.

yes it is... there would be no tides.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: jdini76

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: tweakmm
There would be no earth as we know it.

:musicing!Ding!Ding!:music:
We have a winna!
Read this. (yes it's the first page on google, but I didn't want to write out my explaination )

EDIT: 2nd page on google

that is not the question the OP is asking.

yes it is... there would be no tides.

Incorrect. Not as great, but there would still be tides.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: gsellis

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: jdini76

Originally posted by: acegazda

Originally posted by: tweakmm
There would be no earth as we know it.

:musicing!Ding!Ding!:music:
We have a winna!
Read this. (yes it's the first page on google, but I didn't want to write out my explaination )

EDIT: 2nd page on google

that is not the question the OP is asking.

yes it is... there would be no tides.

Incorrect. Not as great, but there would still be tides.

No, if there was no moon there would be no water in which to be affected by gravity.
(Assuming the moon was never there. If the moon just suddenly disapeared tonight it's a slightly different story, but god damn I hate hypothetical questions like this)

 

[Darthvoy]

Yes, they would still exist. On the contrary to popular belief the moon has no effect on the waves, the culprit actually is the earth spinning. Think about it this way, let's say say you have a bowl of water. When you move it to one side you are creating waves in the same fashion the earth does.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

If Batman died, would the Joker be happy?

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: Darthvoy
Yes, they would still exist. On the contrary to popular belief the moon has no effect on the waves, the culprit actually is the earth spinning. Think about it this way, let's say say you have a bowl of water. When you move it to one side you are creating waves in the same fashion the earth does.

LOL!

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
No, if there was no moon there would be no water in which to be affected by gravity.
(Assuming the moon was never there. If the moon just suddenly disapeared tonight it's a slightly different story, but god damn I hate hypothetical questions like this)

The sun's gravity creates a tidal flow. If it had no effect, we would not orbit it. And the moon is not responsible for water being on the planet.

 

[lokiju]

Tides M-O-O-N, that spells tides.

 

[gsellis]

Originally posted by: Darthvoy
Yes, they would still exist. On the contrary to popular belief the moon has no effect on the waves, the culprit actually is the earth spinning. Think about it this way, let's say say you have a bowl of water. When you move it to one side you are creating waves in the same fashion the earth does.

While tides can create a wave (look up tidal bore), earth's rotation has no negligble effect on wave generation. Waves are generated/effected by wind action, earth displacement (tsunamis), and tidal action. The earth's rotation may alter swell direction, but I have never seen that discussed.

 

[Thraxen]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
No, if there was no moon there would be no water in which to be affected by gravity.
(Assuming the moon was never there. If the moon just suddenly disapeared tonight it's a slightly different story, but god damn I hate hypothetical questions like this)

Why would we have no water or no atmosphere? There are planets with both that have no moons.