{"id":34592,"date":"2025-06-08T17:31:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=34592"},"modified":"2025-06-08T17:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:31:49","slug":"did-you-hear-this-before-on-how-tides-really-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/did-you-hear-this-before-on-how-tides-really-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Did You Hear this Before on How Tides Really Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPhhYhN0FAc?si=nsbdWWy8rVDHIStB\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tides, the Scientific Approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I came across this video and thought you might find it interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It goes beyond the simple &#8220;moon&#8217;s gravity pulls the water&#8221; explanation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It clarifies the actual science behind how tidal bulges form on both sides of earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Misconceptions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The video debunks the common, but incomplete, explanation that the moon&#8217;s gravity simply pulls water to create bulges on both sides of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It highlights that this explanation often fails to properly account for the bulge on the opposite side of the earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Role of Gravity and Tidal Forces<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It introduces Newton&#8217;s Law of Universal Gravitation and Newton&#8217;s Second Law, explaining how the distance-dependency of gravity creates tidal forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These forces deform celestial bodies and are responsible for the tides on Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Bulges are Formed<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tidal forces cause the water on the side of Earth closest to the moon to accelerate faster than the solid rock, forming a bulge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, the water on the far side accelerates slower than the rock, forming a second bulge as it&#8217;s &#8220;left behind.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tidal Constituents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The video discusses various tidal constituents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include the lunar semi-diurnal tide (M2) and the solar semi-diurnal tide (S2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their alignment leads to phenomena like spring and neap tides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Local Influences on Tides<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It illustrates how local geography, like the shape of coastlines, can significantly amplify tidal effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bay of Fundy is used as a prime example of resonance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video also emphasizes that tides are unique to each location due to these geographical factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This video was pubished on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Waterlust\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Waterlust YouTUbe channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sea State and Wind Force<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier I wrote an article about the Sea States in combination with the wind force: <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wind-waves-swell-beaufort-vs-douglas-sea-scale\/\">Beaufort vs Douglas Sea Scale<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tides, the Scientific Approach I came across this video and thought you might find it interesting. It goes beyond the simple &#8220;moon&#8217;s gravity pulls the water&#8221; explanation. It clarifies the actual science behind how tidal bulges form on both sides of earth. Common Misconceptions The video debunks the common, but incomplete, explanation that the moon&#8217;s gravity simply pulls water to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,121],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-video","category-article"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34592"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34592\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}