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Our best guess is that the Moon came from the Earth. People say that, maybe, billions of years ago, there was a comet or an asteroid about the size of Mars that collided with the Earth. It took out large chunks of rock from the Earth and it got trapped in our orbit, and the Moon formed from those pieces. But this isn't the only way how planets get their moons. Sometimes, some moons can get trapped in a planets orbit. But this would normally happen with a bigger target, like Jupiter or Saturn. They couldn't have had an asteroid that smashed into them, because Jupiter and Saturn don't have a surface; they are made out of gas. So, maybe a moon comes shooting towards our solar system and it gets trapped in a planet's orbit (whichever planet that would be). Jupiter and Saturn have collected a large amount of their moons, they have more than 50!
But, believe it or not, we actually have two moons, well, sort of.
About 20 years ago, there was a group of astronomers that spotted an object about 3km wide, and they called it 'Cruithne'. Then, 10 years later, they saw the same object again, and noticed it was actually sharing our orbit round the Sun; and it was actually orbiting the Earth. You'll probably know that our Moon takes 1 month to do a complete lap around Earth. But Cruithne takes 770 years to lap around us, and eventually it will escape it's orbit around Earth and fling away into Space forever.
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The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to what?
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to the sun.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
What is the position of the sun moon and earth during a full moon?
(Sun) (earth) (full moon) so the moon is behind the earth in a full moon.
Is the moon considered to be a part of earth?
No. The Moon is a separate object from Earth. However, Earth and the moon are sometimes regarded as a single Earth-moon system.
Why does the Earth appears almost as small from the Moon as the Moon does from the Earth?
I dont think so; Earth would appear to be bigger from moon compared to what Moon appears to be from Earth The earth's diameter is 3.67 times the moon's diameter. As seen from the moon, the earth appears 3.67 times as large in the sky as the moon appears from earth.
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to what?
The moon is to the earth, as the earth is to the sun.
What is bigger the moon or the earth?
Earth, by far.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
How many moon does our earth have?
Our Earth has only the one moon.
Does earth have have a moon?
YesYes. We call it the moon.
Describe the characteristics of the moon and the Earth for each phase of the moon?
The characteristics of the Earth and Moon don't depend on the Moon's phase.The thing that changes is their orientation relative to the sun. In fact, theMoon's phase is the result of that orientation.New Moon . . . Earth, Sun, and Moon in line, with Moon in the middle.Crescent . . . Acute angle, with Earth at the vertex.First/Third Quarter . . . Right angle, with Earth at the vertex.Gibbous . . . Obtuse angle, with Earth at the vertex.Full Moon . . . Earth, Sun, and Moon in line, with Earth in the middle.
How are are the earth and moon different?
The moon has easily visible craters, but the ones on earth have mostly weathered away. The Earth has wind and the moon doesn't. Earth has atmosphere but the moon doesn't have one.
What is the position of the sun moon and earth during a full moon?
(Sun) (earth) (full moon) so the moon is behind the earth in a full moon.
Does the moon and earth have water?
the earth does but the moon does not
What is the arrangement of earth the moon and the sun of a lunar eclipse?
Sun, Earth, Moon. The moon is covered by the Earth's shadow.
What features can be found on the earth but not on the moon?
Earth has oceans the moon doesn,t the earth has volcanoes the moon does not the earth has a core the earth does not
Is the moon considered to be a part of earth?
No. The Moon is a separate object from Earth. However, Earth and the moon are sometimes regarded as a single Earth-moon system.
