Why does absence of the Moon make Earth's temperature drop down?

I've heard people say that Water is a heat storage, it stores heat energy during the day and releases heat during the night. Is that why absence of the moon will make the Earth's temperature drop down due its gravity pull on Earth's water level?





Is there any thing else to this, apart from frequent strong winds on Earth (if the moon is missing) and non-existence of water tides?





Mike says that in his blog ';Earth will become a ';snow ball'; without the moon'; so I'm just wondering.Why does absence of the Moon make Earth's temperature drop down?
The absense of the moon would not significantly raise or lower the temperature of the earth.





It would however have had a huge impact on the development of life. Tides were essential to the development of life.Why does absence of the Moon make Earth's temperature drop down?
It might not be that bad. The tides affect the currents in the oceans and mix it well. It also affects the winds and climate to mix the temperatures. Without the moon the ice would be down in the US.
Well... not really. The moon *does* affect tides, and, without the events that created the moon, Earth would be a much different planet today, but it doesn't really affect Earth's temperature. It doesn't have near the effect on Earth's weather as does the sun.





I think Mike is wrong - and there's evidence Earth *was* a snowball for a period - even with the moon.