Tides for me?

Question

i need the histroy of tides, its misconceptions and how it affects daily lifes,and the earth

Answer 1

Tides are the rising and falling of Earth's ocean surface caused by the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun acting on the oceans. Tidal phenomena can occur in any object that is subjected to a gravitational field that varies in time and space, such as the Earth's land masses..

tides misconceptions

* Tide (brand), a laundry detergent made by Procter & Gamble

    * Tide (time) an old word for 'time', especially used for specific periods of the liturgical year, such as Lent, Paschal Tide or Advent

    * Tide (album), an album by Antonio Carlos Jobim

    * Tidal force, a celestial mechanics effect

    * Tidal (album), album by Fiona Apple

    * The Norfolk Tides, a minor league baseball team

    * High Tide (band), a 1960s british band.

    * "Tides", a song by Hawkwind from their 1988 album The Xenon Codex

    * Tide (transportation company), a public transportation company in Norway

    * Terrorist Identities Datamart Environment, a terrorist-screening database

    * The Alabama Crimson Tide, an American collegiate sports program

    * Tide Light Rail, a light rail system in Norfolk, Virginia

    * The Tides Center and Tides Foundation, a non-profit foundation and organization in Presidio National Park, San Francisco

    * High Tide (film) a film noir from 1947

there are much information here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide

hope this helps.. greetings!