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Does the sun's gravity keep the moon in orbit?
no the earth does
What two opposing forces keep the moon from orbiting?
None. The moon orbits the Earth, Earth orbits the Sun. Inertia and the gravity keep the moon in the Earth's orbit.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
Why does the moon not fall to Earth?
The moon does not fall to Earth because of its orbit and the balance between its gravitational pull and its forward motion. The moon's speed and distance from Earth keep it in a stable orbit around our planet.
Why doesn't the moon fall to the earth?
The moon doesn't fall to the earth because of its orbit and the balance between its gravitational pull and its forward motion. The moon's speed and distance from the earth keep it in a stable orbit.
Why doesn't the moon crash into the earth?
The moon doesn't crash into the Earth because of its orbit and the gravitational pull between the two objects. The moon's speed and distance from the Earth keep it in a stable orbit, preventing a collision.
What are the factors that keep the Moon in orbit around Earth?
The gravitational forces between the Earth and Moon keep things together. The moon is slowly getting farther from Earth, however. Ancient humans would have seen a much larger moon in the night sky...
Why doesn't the moon crash into Earth?
The moon doesn't crash into Earth because of its orbit and the balance of gravitational forces between the two objects. The moon's speed and distance from Earth keep it in a stable orbit, preventing a collision.
What two forces keep the moon and all other satellites in orbit around earth?
Gravity and inertia are the two forces that keep the moon and other satellites in orbit around Earth. Gravity pulls the moon towards Earth, while the moon's inertia keeps it moving forward in a curved path, resulting in a stable orbit.
What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?
This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.
Why does the pull of gravity keep the moon in orbit around the earth rather than pulling the moon into earth?
The reason is that the Moon is always moving forward.The forward movement of the Moon is balanced with the inward pull of Earth's gravity.Because of this balance, the Moon stays in stable orbit around the Earth.
What two factors are necessary to keep the moon and earth in orbit?
Gravity and inertia.
