Eli5, how does the moon cause a bulge in the tides on both sides of the planet?

Question

Edit to clarify: I understand the moons gravity pulls on the water on the side of the earth that’s closest to it. But there’s also a bulge on the opposite side of the earth and I don’t understand how that second bulge happens.

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

Remember that the Earth is pulled toward the moon as well. The water facing the moon is closest to it and thus pulled toward the moon **more strongly** than the Earth is, making it go away from Earth, and the water opposite the moon is farthest from it and thus pulled toward the moon **less strongly** than the Earth is, again making it go away from Earth.

[More detail](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPhhYhN0FAc)