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No. If it did, then some people on earth would always see the moon in the sky, and
some other people on earth would never see the moon in their sky. Instead, everybody
on earth sees the moon rise and set, meaning that different parts of the earth are turning
to face it.
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Does the moon always keep the same side turned towards the earth?
Yep
Do inertia pull the moon towards the earth?
No, inertia is trying to keep the moon moving in a straight line, which would be away from Earth. Gravity is pulling the moon towards Earth. The result when these two forces are combined is the moon maintaining a constant orbit of Earth.
How many rotations does the moon make in one trip around earth?
Only 1. Which is why the same face of the moon is always towards the earth.
What side of the moon always faces towards or earth?
The one that you can see. Due to libation we can see slightly more than 50% of the moon from earth.
How does gravity keep the moon in orbit earth?
The moon is falling, but since the Earth's gravitational pull is constantly acting on it, the moon keeps falling but it is moving towards the Earth so it move in an egg shaped motion.
Why does the Tycho crater always face the earth?
The moon rotates in such a way that one face always points towards the Earth. This is because the Earth has tides - over time the tidal forces gradually removed energy from the Moon's rotation so it ended up always facing the Earth.
Why does the moon have a near side and a far side.?
Because one face is always pointed towards the Earth.
How does the moon affect the waters of the earth?
Everything has it's own gravity. The bigger the mass the stronger the gravity. The Earth's gravity pulls the moon towards us, but the moon has its own gravity and, as it isn't strong enough to effect the planet as a whole, so instead it pulls the oceans towards it. As the earth rotates one side is always closest to the moon and is effected the most. This pulling of the oceans towards the moon is how tides work
Does earth's gravity pull the moon outward?
No, the Earth's gravity pulls the moon in towards Earth.
What does the moon refect as it orbits the moon?
The Moon reflects the light of Sun towards Earth as it orbits Earth.
When at new moon the lighted half of the moon faces away or towards the earth?
the lighted half is facing towards the sun not the earth
Draw a free body diagram for the moon?
If you mean the Moon's movement around the Earth, the Earth's gravitation pulls the Moon towards the Earth. There is no opposing force that acts on the Moon (otherwise, the Moon wouldn't accelerate towards the Earth, i.e., change its direction).
