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Not necessarily. The moon orbits the earth once per lunar cycle which is roughly once per month. Each orbit has a point of perigee (closest approach to earth) and apogee (farthest approach to earth). I could be mistaken, but I don't believe there is anything special about the month of August regarding the moon's perigee.
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Earth is closest to the sun in august true or false?
False. Try January!
True or false is the point at which the moon is orbiting closest to earth called perigee?
That is true.
What is the layer of the atmosphere closest to the earth?
The Troposphere is the closest to earth.
How far away is the sun in miles?
It varies - the moon orbits the Earth so the distance will change depending on Earth's distance from the sun as well as the moon's distance from the Earth. The minimum distance from the moon to the sun is when the Earth is closest to the sun and the moon is in new moon phase (meaning its closer to the sun than the Earth). The distance from the moon to the sun is: Earth's distance at perihelion - moon's distance from Earth at apogee. This works out to 146,692,370 km. The maximum distance from the moon to the sun is when the Earth is farthest from the sun and the moon is in full moon phase. The distance from the moon to the sun is Earth's distance at aphelion + moon's distance from Earth at apogee. This works out to 150,503,400 km.
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
What planet is closest to the moon in august?
Earth!
What planet is closest to the moon?
Earth is the closest planet to the moon and Venus follows as the second closest planet to the moon
What objects is closest to earth in all three systems?
the moon is the closest to the earth
When is the planet mars closest to the earth?
August the 27th of this year (2009) is when Mars is to be the closest it has ever been to the earth. It is supposedly to be about the same size in the sky as the moon.
What object in space is closest to the earth?
The closest natural object to Earth is the moon.
What is Closest heavenly body of the moon?
The Earth is the closest body to the moon.
What is the closest thing to the moon?
Earth (if you mean Earth's moon)
What is the closest to earth in all three systems?
the moon is the closest to the earth
What is the closet planet to moon?
The closest planet to the Earth's moon is the Earth.
Is the planet mercury the closest planet to the moon?
No. Earth is technically the closest planet to the moon. Mars is the closest planet to a moon, with Phobos being only 9.4Mm away from Mars. Earth's moon is an average distance of 370Mm from Earth.
What object is closest to the earth in all three system?
the moon is the closest to the earth
Which is closest to earth the moon or the sun?
The moon is closer to the earth than is the sun.
