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No. It's much slower. The Earth takes a day to spin round. The Moon takes a month.
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If the earth spins faster would the moon go faster around the earth?
No. The speed of the moon's orbit does not depend on Earth's spin; it depends on Earth's mass. However, a faster spin on Earth's part would make the moon appear to move across the sky faster, as it would for the sun and stars.
Does the earth spin on its axis every28 days?
No. Each of those "days" of which the question speaks is the length of time it takes for the earth to spin on its axis. The question is actually referring to the moon, which takes 27.32 days to spin once on its axis.
How long does it take for the moon to spin on its axis and orbit the earth?
27.32 days
Would the earth spin faster or slower if their was no moon?
Probably faster: The Moon has been slowing down Earth's rotation for quite a while.
How long does it take the moon to spin spin once on its axis?
The moon spins once on its axis every month; one sidereal period around earth is equal to one complete rotation on its axis. If the moon did not rotate, all of its surface would be visible from earth over the course of a month.
Both earth and the moon have day night cycles because they each what or spin on an what?
they spin on an axis -cw, 12
Does the Earth spin on its axis in the same or opposite direction as the moons orbit?
The direction of the Earth's spin and the direction of the Moon's orbit is the same - counterclockwise
How many days does it take the moon to spin on its axis day?
27.32 earth days
How long does it take for the moon to spin around itself?
The moon takes exactly 1 month to spin on its axis, thus the same side of the moon is always facing Earth.
What does the moon spin on?
Its axis.
Does the moon spin fifty times faster than the earth?
No, the moon does not spin faster than the Earth, it actually spins much more slowly than the Earth does, just once per lunar month, keeping the same face pointed at the Earth at all times.
If the moon rotates around the earth then how does the same side of the moon face the earth?
First understand that Just like the Earth, the Moon does spin on its axis. However the spin of the Moon is "tidally locked" with Earth so that as the Moon orbits the Earth about every 27 days, it also makes one very slow spin in the same direction every 27 days. This means that no matter when you see the Moon, it always shows the same side to the Earth.
