Tidal force facts for kids
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 after breaking up under the influence of Jupiter's tidal forces.
Tidal force is caused by gravity and makes tides happen. This is because the gravitational field changes across the middle of a body (the diameter).
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Figure 3: Graph showing how gravitational attraction drops off with increasing distance from a body
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Figure 5: Saturn's rings are inside the orbits of its principal moons. Tidal forces oppose gravitational coalescence of the material in the rings to form moons.
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Figure 6: Tidal force is responsible for the merge of galactic pair MRK 1034.
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In Spanish: Fuerza de marea para niños
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