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the patterns of the tides exert a gravitational pull on every other object, earths tides are partially caused by the gravitational pull of the moon(and also the sun). study the image to see an exaggerated view of this gravitational pull, called a \tidal bulge\. 2. what would happen to the tides if the moon was twice as massive as it is currently? type your answer here.
The gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses. If the moon's mass doubles, the gravitational pull it exerts on Earth (which causes tides) also increases. This would lead to higher high - tides and lower low - tides.
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The tides would be more extreme. The high - tides would be higher and the low - tides would be lower.