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If the moon was not present, the earth would throw off the entire planet. Tsunamis would occur because the moon controlled the tides.
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Over millions of years the moon is moving further away from the earth what will happen to the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth as the moon gets further away?
As the moon gets further and further away, the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon decreases. Because the Moon is not being attracted but being pushed away from the Earth. If the gravitational force would have increased, the moon would come closer and closer to the Earth.
What would happen if the moon slowly moved away from earth?
The moon does slowly move away from earth at an estimated two inches every year, it is a possibility that (if you believe in the apocalypse) the cause for the fall of Earth is the moon losing its orbit with earth and drifting away.
What would happen if the moon orbited earth in one day?
Techincally speaking that would never happen. The moon would have to be VERY close to the Earth. The moon moves away from the earth 1.75 inches away from the earth each year, making the hours of the day longer. If the moon did orbit the earth in one day, this would happen around the time period the moon formed in space.
What would happen if the moon fell out of orbit?
It would not collide with planet earth. It would travel in a straight line away from the earth perpendicular to the line between the earth and the moon.
Is the earth's moon a significant factor for life on earth?
Yes, without the moon live as we know it would not exist on earth.
How does Newton's law of the universe gravitational apply to earth and the moon?
If it were not for the Earth's pull of gravity the moon would fly away from the Earth. The moon's pull of gravity on the Earth causes the tides.
How are the sun moon and earth connected to your life?
The earth is where we live on. It supports all the needs living things need. The moon slows down the earth's rotation and protects us from big meteorites. The Moon's gravitational field is likely to attract most big meteorites and cause them to strike the the moon. The moon is moving 4 cm away from earth every year. Without the moon a day on earth would last only 6 hours. The Sun provides us with light and heat. Without the sun life on earth would be too cold to exist.
How would life on earth be different if you did not have a moon orbiting the earth?
there will not be water tides
Why does the moon seem to travel North in the winter?
Since the moon orbits the earth, it would follow the earth away from the sun in Winter.
How far away would I be if I was 313 thousand miles away?
You would be 313,000 miles away, which is further than the Moon is from Earth.
Which is near to the earth sun or moon?
The moon is much closer to the earth that the sun. The moon is about 239,000 miles away. The sun is about 93,000,000 miles away.
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.
