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

Picture the moon as a toddler and the earth as a pro wrestler, and they’re playing tug-of-war, with the rope being the atmosphere. The moon is pulling on the air, but it isn’t strong enough to take it from the earth.