Question

both the moon and the sun produce our ocean tides, but the tides are primarily due to the moon. why? view available hint(s) hint it is not about the strength of the pull. the moon is closer. the sun is farther away. the difference in lunar pulls is greater than the difference in solar pulls. the lunar pull is stronger.

Explanation:

Tides are caused by the difference in gravitational pull on different parts of the Earth. The Moon is much closer to Earth than the Sun. This proximity leads to a greater difference in the gravitational pull it exerts on different parts of the Earth compared to the Sun's difference in pull on Earth. Even though the Sun is much more massive, the distance factor makes the lunar - induced difference in gravitational pull more significant for tides.

Answer:

The difference in lunar pulls is greater than the difference in solar pulls.