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Does the moon’s gravity have an effect on earth? Explain why? (Help)

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The moon's gravity pulls at the Earth, causing predictable rises and falls in sea levels known as tides. ... Low tides occur between these two humps. Step-by-step explanation:

The pull of the moon is also slowing the Earth's rotation, an effect known as tidal braking, which increases the length of our day by 2.3 milliseconds per century.

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