What is Tidal force?
[[File:Shoemaker-levy-tidal-forces.jpg|thumbnail|300px|[[Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9]] after breaking up under the influence of Jupiter's tidal forces.]] '''Tidal force''' is caused by [[gravity]] and makes [[tide]]s happen. This is because the [[gravitational field]] changes across the middle of a body (the [[diameter]]). == Other websites == *http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/Academics/Astr221/Gravity/tides.html {{-}} {{science-stub}} [[Category:Force]] [[Category:Astronomical phenomena]]