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Even thought earth has mass than they sun the moon orbits earth because its much nearer to it?
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What is earth's complete circuit around the sun called?
I thought the sun orbits the earth?? lol
Who thought that the earth was the centre of the universe and that the planets had circular orbits?
Ptolemy, but he was wrong the sun is in the center and planets have elliptical orbits.
Why is the moon so large tonight 12-12-08?
It is somewhat nearer to earth than normally the case, just due to variations in orbits.
Why is Orion visible in part of the year?
because of the way the earth orbits
What causes the moon to orbit the sun?
Nothing does.Simply because the moon does not orbit the sun.The moon orbits Earth, not the sun. And Earth orbits the sun.Gravity is what causes planets and moons to orbit.
Which is most likely to be a more frequent visitor of earth a comet or an asteroid why?
An asteroid, because the orbits of the asteroids are nearer to the earth than the comets.
Do the earth and the moon orbit the sun since the moon orbits the earth and the earth the sun?
Yes, while the Earth orbits the Sun, the Moon carries on orbiting the Earth, as it is not as affected by the distant gravity of the Sun as it is by the nearer gravity of Earth.
The earth and the moon travel together around what?
The moon orbits the earth and together the earth and the moon orbits the sun. Together the solar system orbits the center of the milkyway (where it is thought to be a black hole).
What is earth's complete circuit around the sun called?
I thought the sun orbits the earth?? lol
Who thought that the earth was the centre of the universe and that the planets had circular orbits?
Ptolemy, but he was wrong the sun is in the center and planets have elliptical orbits.
Why is the moon so large tonight 12-12-08?
It is somewhat nearer to earth than normally the case, just due to variations in orbits.
Why do you say the moon is a satellite of the earth?
Because it orbits the earth
What makes moon orbits earth?
Gravity. The moon orbits the earth because the moon is stuck in earths gravational pull.
Why do we describe the moon as revolving around earth?
Because that is what it does, it orbits the earth.
Does the earth orbit because the moon orbits us?
no.
How much farther away is mercury from the sun?
Sometimes Mercury is nearer than the Sun and some times it is further away - it all depends on where the Earth and Mercury are in their orbits.
Why are you able to see the moon when it orbits behind the earth?
Because of Earth's Tilt.
