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To keep a long story short, the orbit of the moon around the earth is not a perfect circle, but rather, it is a more of an oval shape. Thus, the distance between these two bodies is different everyday.
Moreover, the interaction between the moon's and earth's gravitational forces influences the tides (ever wondered about high and low tides?), which eventually leads to a retardation in the speed of the earth's rotation. (Thus, the duration of one Earth Day is increasing at the rate of one second per 100000 years)
The result of the slower rotation is the increasing strength of the moon's centrifugal force (the "outward" force an object has when it is spinning), relative to Earth's gravity.
Therefore, the moon is retreating from the earth every single day.
Source: Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science and Nature -- Space and Planets. Published by TimeLife.
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Does the moon keep the same distance from the earth?
yes
Does the earth and the moon have the same amount of mass?
No, they do not have the same mass. The moon has much less mass than Earth.
What part of the moon can you see from earth?
The moon is tidally locked to the Earth, so the same part always faces us. How does this work? It rotates at exactly the rate necessary to keep that alignment. The reason is that gravitational bulges on the moon, caused by the Earth's gravity (moon tides) are attracted differentially by the earth's gravity and this puts the brakes on the moon's spin. As this happens, the moon is pushed away from the Earth, because the energy has to go somewhere!
Is the moon the same all over the earth?
It is the same moon so yes it is.
How often does the earth set from the moon?
It never does because the same face of the moon is always pointed at Earth. This is due to the fact that the moon revolves around Earth at the same speed it rotates on it's axis, so Earth remains in the same relative location in the sky on the moon.
Does the moon keep the same distance from the earth?
yes
Does the moon always keep the same side turned towards the earth?
Yep
What force keeps the moon in orbit around the sun?
The force of gravity that they exert on each other, and the velocities of the Moon and Earth which is their "inertia".
Are the earth and its moon the same shape?
no the earth is bigger than the moon
What is the distance between earth and heaven?
The same as between the Moon and the Earth. The distance from the clouds to the surface of the Earth is insignificant, compared to the Moon-Earth distance.The same as between the Moon and the Earth. The distance from the clouds to the surface of the Earth is insignificant, compared to the Moon-Earth distance.The same as between the Moon and the Earth. The distance from the clouds to the surface of the Earth is insignificant, compared to the Moon-Earth distance.The same as between the Moon and the Earth. The distance from the clouds to the surface of the Earth is insignificant, compared to the Moon-Earth distance.
Does earth always keep the same side towards the moon?
No. If it did, then some people on earth would always see the moon in the sky, andsome other people on earth would never see the moon in their sky. Instead, everybodyon earth sees the moon rise and set, meaning that different parts of the earth are turningto face it.
How is the earth and moon the same?
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Does the earth and the moon have the same amount of mass?
No, they do not have the same mass. The moon has much less mass than Earth.
Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth?
In a gravitational situation, the forces are exactly equal in both directions.-- The Earth attracts the moon with a force that is exactly the same as the forcewith which the moon attracts the Earth.-- You attract the Earth with exactly the same amount of force as the Earth attracts you.-- Your weight on Earth is exactly the same as the Earth's weight on you.
What part of the moon can you see from earth?
The moon is tidally locked to the Earth, so the same part always faces us. How does this work? It rotates at exactly the rate necessary to keep that alignment. The reason is that gravitational bulges on the moon, caused by the Earth's gravity (moon tides) are attracted differentially by the earth's gravity and this puts the brakes on the moon's spin. As this happens, the moon is pushed away from the Earth, because the energy has to go somewhere!
Is the moon the same all over the earth?
It is the same moon so yes it is.
How often does the earth set from the moon?
It never does because the same face of the moon is always pointed at Earth. This is due to the fact that the moon revolves around Earth at the same speed it rotates on it's axis, so Earth remains in the same relative location in the sky on the moon.
