Question

1. what is the effect of tidal interaction between the earth and the moon on the earths rotation?
2. if the earth had no moon, tides would not occur: true or false?

explain your response:

Explanation:

For question 3: Tidal friction from Earth-Moon interaction slows Earth's rotation by transferring angular momentum to the Moon, increasing the length of a day over time.
For question 4: The Sun also exerts a gravitational pull on Earth's oceans, producing smaller (solar) tides even without the Moon.

Answer:

1. The tidal interaction between the Earth and the Moon slows down the Earth's rotational speed, gradually increasing the length of an Earth day over geological time.
2. FALSE. Tides would still occur due to the gravitational influence of the Sun on Earth's oceans, though they would be much smaller than the lunar-driven tides we currently observe.