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How does the Moon's rate of rotation about its own axis compare with its rate of evolution around earth?
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What is the result of the moons period of rotation?
how is the crater density used in the relative dating
What would cause a planet to face the sun throughout the year?
Synchronous rotation or tidal locking. The Moon is in synchronous rotation about the Earth. Most major moons in the solar system have a synchronous rotation.
What process gave certain planets stars and moons their distinct rotation speeds?
The process that gives planets, stars and moons its distinct rotation is known as Tidal Locking. This happens when a force of gravity causes one astronomical body to always be facing another and the two orbit in sync.
How many moons orbit around the planet and describe them?
many moons
Do all the planets have moons traveling around them?
No. Mercury and Venus have no moons.
What is the moons two motions?
Rotation and Revolution.
Why the moons appear at night?
Due to Earth's rotation.
When periods of the moons rotation and revolution are equal what is it called?
It is called synchronous rotation when the rotation and orbit take the same amount of time.
How long does it take for the moon to make 1 rotation?
27.3217 days. This is known as the moon's sidereal rotation period. The time between full moons is longer because the earth is going around the sun.
How long does it take mars to make a full rotation around the sun?
Mars does not rotate around the Sun. It revolves around the Sun. It takes Mars about 687 Earth days for Mars to revolve once around the Sun.Planets and moons rotate about their own axes, but they revolve around the Sun (for planets) or (for moons) other planets.
What causes the apparent repeated changes of the moons shape?
The Earth's and Moon's rotation.
Explain the Moons period of rotation versus period of revolution.?
They are precisely equal.
What is the length of the moons rotation?
Same as it's orbital period, about 27.32 days.
What is the result of the moons period of rotation?
how is the crater density used in the relative dating
What is the period of rotation and the number of moons on the chart on page 63 in astronomy?
9326
Compare and contrast the moons that were discussed on this chapter?
When studying space in school, you might be asked to compare and contrast the moons that were discussed in a chapter. What they want you to do is to write about the way the moons are all the same and the things they have that make them different from each other.
How do you use the moons movement and phases to tell time?
you use the moons movement and phases to tell time because of the seasons, rotation, and revolution
