Question

Inspite of being much smaller than the Sun, why is the gravitational pull of the Moon greater than that of the Sun on the surface of the Earth?

• A. The Sun does not have any gravitational pull.
• B. The gravitational force exerted by the Moon is less than that of Sun.
• C. Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Sun.
• D. The Earth does not get attracted by the gravitational pull of the Sun.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Sun.

The sun is 400 times bigger than the Moon and the gravitational pull exerted by it on the Earth should be much more than that of the Moon. However the Moon is far more closer to the Earth than the Sun. Due to this, the Moon's pull is experienced much more than that of the Sun.