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-- The earth and moon both orbit their "common center of mass" ... the point
between them where the pivot of the see-saw would have to be in order for
them to balance each other.
-- Since the earth's mass is about 80 times as much as the moon's mass, that
point has to be 80 times farther from the center of the moon than it is from the
center of the earth.
-- The result is that their "common center of mass" is actually inside the earth.
So if you're watching the pair from the outside and you're not measuring too
closely, you'd swear that the moon is going around the earth, and you wouldn't
notice that the earth is also slightly wiggling.
-- By the way ... People often ask "Does the moon orbit the sun or the earth ?"
That "common center of mass" of the earth-moon pair is actually the thing that's
in orbit around the sun, while the earth and moon are both circling around it.
What else can I help you with?
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
How does the sun orbits oroung the moon?
The sun does not orbit around the moon. The earth orbits the sun and the earths moon (every planet has 1 or more moons) orbits earth.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
No, the moon orbits around the Earth, not the sun. This is due to the gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon. The moon's orbit around the Earth is what causes its phases and affects tides on Earth.
What does the moon have?
the sun stays still the earth ROTATES and orbits while the earth ORBITS on its AXIS it turns around till it is dark and the moon orbits around the earth.
When the earth goes around the sun does the moon go with the earth?
Yes, the moon has its own orbit around the earth, held in place by the earth's gravity. As the earth orbits around the sun, the moon goes with it.
Do the earth and moon revolve around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits around The Sun. The Earth revolves (spins) around it's own axis.
Which of the earth sun and moon orbits which?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the Moon orbits around the Earth. The Sun remains stationary at the center of our solar system, while both Earth and Moon move in elliptical paths around their respective orbits.
When the moon rotates around the sun what happens to the moon?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun; it orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun.
Does the moon come before the Earth?
The Moon orbits AROUND the Earth.
How long does the moon take to orbit around the sun once?
The Earth's Moon orbits around Earth once in a Month and the Earth orbits around the Sun once in a year, so the Moon orbits around the Sun once in a year too.
Does the moon orbit around a planet?
No, it orbits you. Of course! The moon orbits EARTH, our planet.
