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No, it spins in place and we rotate around it.
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Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
Why does the moon appears to travel across the sky?
Because it does travel across the sky, the moon orbits the earth, the earth doesn't orbit the moon.
What does the moon travel around in 27 days and 7 hours?
time for the moon to travel around earth
What heavenly body does the earth travel round?
the sun
Why are there new phases of the moon each night?
The phases of the moon are determined by how much of the moon we can see from earth. The amount of the moon we see is determined by how much of the suns light is reflected from it back to us. As the moon moves round the earth and the earth moves round the sun the amount of light that gets bounced back from moon changes because of its different possitions.
Exactly how long does it take for the moon to go round earth?
It takes 28 days for the moon to travel round the earth.
How long has it taken for the moon to travel this far?
as long as the earth's been round!
Does the moon round the sun or the earth?
The moon rotates round the Earth.
Does the sun travel round the moon?
No.
Does the earth travel around the moon or does the moon travel around the sun?
the moon travels around the earth,and the earth travels around the sun
If yo you were to travel from earth round the moon and back to the earth how far have you traveled?
In a straight line, half a million miles. But you can't do it in a straight line.
Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
Why does the moon appears to travel across the sky?
Because it does travel across the sky, the moon orbits the earth, the earth doesn't orbit the moon.
How did the Guptas figured out the earth was round?
The Gupta Empire astronomers proved the earth was round by studying the moon during a lunar eclipse. They noticed that the earths shadow on the moon was round, meaning that the earth itself was round.
Why does the earth revolve and the moon doesn't?
Moon also revolve. Earth revolve round the sun and moon revolve round the earth.
How do you know the moon is round?
The shadow cast on the Moon is round, so the Earth must be round.
Who found that the earth is round?
Galileo Galilee proved that the earth is round by earths shadow on the moon.
