How come the moon doesn’t pull away earth’s atmosphere

Question

If the moon is able to cause rising tides with its gravity, how come it cannot do the same with the atmosphere? Wouldn’t this cause the atmosphere to leak significantly?

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Answer 1

Think about it like a bucket. The water/atmosphere on earth is like a bucket the atmosphere is on top of the water. The moon is like a magnet that can attract the water and atmosphere. It can slosh around the stuff inside the bucket by moving around. But that sloshing isn’t enough to make anything leave the bucket.