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The Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle; it is, in fact, elliptical. In January, the Earth is 147 million kiometers from the Sun. In July, the Earth is 152 kilometers from the Sun. If the tide-generating force from the Sun is F(sun)=1/r^2, how do you think the amplitude of the spring tides in winter would compare with those of the spring tides in the summer (assuming northern hemisphere seasonality)?
The Earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle; it is, in fact, elliptical. In January, the Earth is 147 million kiometers from the Sun. In July, the Earth is 152 kilometers from the Sun. If the tide-generating force from the Sun is F(sun)=1/r^2, how do you think the amplitude of the spring tides in winter would compare with those of the spring tides in the summer (assuming northern hemisphere seasonality)?
Jean KeelingLv2
16 May 2019
