Doesn't it depend on whether we define tides as a daily rise and fall of sea
level? The moon would probably have small solar tides every couple of Earth
weeks, but no Earth tides, since the Earth is always in approximately the
same place in the lunar sky.
Skip
-----Original Message-----
From: Tim O'Donnell [mailto:odonnt@CELINA.K12.OH.US]
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 7:31 AM
To: PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu
Subject: Re: Moon Tides
I would think the earth would create tides on the moon.