The closer two bodies are together the greater the tidal forces between them.
However, the strong tidal forces they experience often lead to their fragmentation.
As tensions inside build up, tidal forces work to release them.
I want to see what it's like when there isn't any tidal force at all.
The Moon's departure will mean the loss of the tidal forces.
Now tidal forces began to swing it back to vertical.
I couldn't even feel the tidal forces, though I knew they were there.
The evolution of moon systems is driven by tidal forces.
It has held itself against the tidal forces for several centuries now.
"Tidal forces would pull us apart before we got through, surely."