Orbit of the Moon attraction that the Moon exerts on Earth is the cause of tides in the sea; the Sun has a smaller tidal influence. If Earth had a global ocean of uniform depth, the Moon would act to deform both the solid Earth (by a small amount) and the ocean in the shape of an ellipsoid with the high points roughly beneath the Moon and on the opposite side of Earth. However, because of the presence of the continents, Earth's much faster rotation and varying ocean depths, this simplistic visualisation does not happen. Although the tidal flow period is generally synchronized to
The Sun and the Moon Complete The Sun and the Moon Complete The Sun and the Moon Complete is a remix album by New York-based rock band The Bravery. Disc 1 features the original album released in 2007 and Disc 2 features the same songs as the 2007 album in the same order, re-imagined and re-worked by the band. There were four promotional songs from Disc 2 (The Moon) released as internet only singles through iTunes every Tuesday leading up to the full release of the album on March 18. The order of their release is as follows: Their song "The Ocean" was featured in a