Re:Gravitational pull 'has role in quakes'
by raverbashing on Wednesday September 14, 2016 @04:28AM
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You misunderstood me
> "Tidal forces cause a lot of stress on celestial bodies",
Correct
> but not with the Earth-Moon system because the Moon's
"rotational energy was spent".
Not now. But the Moon is still stretched tidally (and permanently in that position)
It causes a lot of stress when the tidal pull happens while the body rotates (w.r.t their main "puller" - the Moon rotates, but not relative to the Earth)
And this pulling/stretching is what caused the Moon to stop rotating
> "Tidal forces cause a lot of stress on celestial bodies",
Correct
> but not with the Earth-Moon system because the Moon's "rotational energy was spent".
Not now. But the Moon is still stretched tidally (and permanently in that position)
It causes a lot of stress when the tidal pull happens while the body rotates (w.r.t their main "puller" - the Moon rotates, but not relative to the Earth)
And this pulling/stretching is what caused the Moon to stop rotating
Maybe Wikipedia explains it better https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking