How does the Sun influence the tides that we experience on Earth? 1. The Sun also raises the tides on Earth, but its effect is smaller than that of the moon 2. The Sun is too much far away to any significant tides on our planet 3. The Sun has a much greater mass than the Moon, so its tides on Earth are much larger than the tides raised by the Moon 4. The Sun's tides are exactly equal to that of the Moon, but sometimes they add to the Moon's tides, while sometimes they cancel out the Moon's tides, so we see no tides 5. The Sun's tides depend on what season we are in, and are very different in the winter than the summer

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How does the Sun influence the tides that we experience on Earth?

1. The Sun also raises the tides on Earth, but its effect is smaller than that of the moon

2. The Sun is too much far away to any significant tides on our planet

3. The Sun has a much greater mass than the Moon, so its tides on Earth are much larger than the tides raised by the Moon

4. The Sun's tides are exactly equal to that of the Moon, but sometimes they add to the Moon's tides, while sometimes they cancel out the Moon's tides, so we see no tides

5. The Sun's tides depend on what season we are in, and are very different in the winter than the summer 

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