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Do the earth and the moon orbit the sun since the moon orbits the earth and the earth the sun?
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Yes, while the Earth orbits the Sun, the Moon carries on orbiting the Earth, as it is not as affected by the distant gravity of the Sun as it is by the nearer gravity of Earth.
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Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
What causes the moon to orbit around the sun?
the moon doesent orbit the sun, the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth.
What is the plural of orbit?
The plural of orbit is orbits. As in "the moon orbits the Earth".
How fast does Saturn orbit the earth?
Saturn does not orbit the Earth; it orbits the Sun. The Moon orbits the Earth.
How does the Moon's orbit around the earth?
It doesn't. The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun, and the sun orbits the center of the galaxy. And the galaxy doesn't orbit anything.
How does the moon orbit around the earth?
It doesn't. The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun, and the sun orbits the center of the galaxy. And the galaxy doesn't orbit anything.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
What object does the moon orbit?
The Moon orbits the Earth.
Do the stars orbit the moon?
The Moon orbits the Earth.
Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
