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The Moon, in the absence of the Earth, would move in a straight line. Earth's pull at a given instant of time pulls the moon closer to Earth, the new direction of Moon now being the resultant of it's old motion and Earth's inward pull. The moon would then like to move in a straight line, but along this new direction, on account of its inertia as enunciated by Newton's first law, but the next instant, the Earth pulls again the moon a bit more. If you keep doing this exercise, you will realize that the Moon describes an ellipse. So, the answer to your question is yes and no, yes because Earth makes the Moon move around it in a particular way due to gravity, but the cause of the initial motion of the Moon till Earth got hold of it is probably is buried in the formation of the Solar System!
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If an astronaut hit a golf ball on the moon What would happen and why?
It would move and go 6 times as farther than on the moon due to the gravity of the moon being 1/6 of Earth's gravity.
How long will it take the moon to leave the earths gravity?
It takes the moon 27.322 days to orbit the Earth. While the moon rotates, the moon also rotates. Due to this rotation, we always see the same side of the moon.
How does the weight of an apple change when you move it from the earth to the moon?
Anything, including an apple, weighs heavier on earth due to earth's gravity. The gravity on the moon is much less, so objects are lighter.
It has no atmosphere due to weak gravity?
Moon
The moon is not visible due to earths shadow?
lunar eclipse
What is the gravity of the moon Io relative to earth's gravity?
The surface gravity on Io is very low compared to Earth, due to its low mass, around 0.183g or 18.3% of the Earths pull at the surface. this is just a little more than the surface gravity on our own moon, which is about 16.5% of earths pull.
The earths move as a result of?
Earth is held in elliptical orbit around the sun by gravity. It's motion can be thought of as due to a combination of gravity and inertia.
Which place is Center of the Earth?
The centre of the earth is solid iron, however the centre of the earths gravitational pull changes, due to the movement of the moon, which has an effect on the earths gravity.
If an astronaut hit a golf ball on the moon What would happen and why?
It would move and go 6 times as farther than on the moon due to the gravity of the moon being 1/6 of Earth's gravity.
How long will it take the moon to leave the earths gravity?
It takes the moon 27.322 days to orbit the Earth. While the moon rotates, the moon also rotates. Due to this rotation, we always see the same side of the moon.
How does the weight of an apple change when you move it from the earth to the moon?
Anything, including an apple, weighs heavier on earth due to earth's gravity. The gravity on the moon is much less, so objects are lighter.
Does the moon give gravity to the earth?
No. Earth's gravity is due to Earth's own mass. The moon has its own gravity due to its mass, but that gravity is much weaker than Earth's.
What does the moon gravity?
The Moon has gravity, just like any other object, due to its mass.
What is the compare of the earth and the moon in terms of size and surface gravity?
earth is 81.3 times the mass of the moon . acceleration due to gravity at earths surface = 9.82 (m/s)/s acceleration due to gravity at moons surface = 1.62 (m/s)/s . 1 kg at earths surface, force = 1 * 9.82 = 9.82 newtons 1 kg at moons surface, force = 1 * 1.62 = 1.62 newtons
What is mars gravity force earths gravity equals 1?
No, Its gravity is much lower due to a lower overall mass of the planet. Mars' gravity is about 37.6% of the Earths.
It has no atmosphere due to weak gravity?
Moon
Why accelaration due to gravity on moon is less than accelaration due to gravity on earth?
Because the earth is much more heavier than the moon.
