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How does the moon slow Earth's rotation and how does the Earth change the moon's orbit?
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The Earth-Moon gravitational interaction that produces the tides is gradually slowing the Earth's rotation. So, the Earth loses angular momentum.
That causes the Moon to gain angular momentum.
The acceleration of the Moon causes its orbit to slowly get larger.
See "related links" below.
In the link, look for the headings "Tidal Braking of the Earth"
and "Lunar Recession".
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Which moon is denser than atmosphere of earth?
All moons are denser that earths atmosphere
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.
How much stronger is the earths gravity than the moons gravity?
The moon's gravity is about 1/6th of Earth's.
Is the Moon's crust thinner or thicker than earth?
The earths crust us thicker than the moons....due to the craters
Is Pluto smaller the Earths moons?
Yes as Pluto is the smallest and the last planet in the solar system, it is smaller then the earths moons.
What is the difference between earths spin and the moons spin?
The earth's period of rotation is a few minutes short of 24 hours, whereas the moon's period of rotation is a bit over 27 days.
Why the moons appear at night?
Due to Earth's rotation.
What is responsible for the earths moons phases?
Controlling the earth's tides.
Are you closer to the earths core or moons surface when standing at sea level?
Earth's core
How many moons would fit across the Earth?
4 moons would go across the earth, and 109 earths would go across the sun.
How would your weight change if you went from the Earth to the moon?
Your would weigh 1/6th as much as you do here on mother Earth. The how is our moons' mass, and therefore its' gravity, is about 1/6 as much as the Earths'. Its' gravity well is not as deep as the Earths.
What causes the apparent repeated changes of the moons shape?
The Earth's and Moon's rotation.
Why is there the moons gravity is only16 of the earths?
The earth has a colossal size more mass
Why does the moon look different every night.?
because of the rotation of the earth and the moons orbit
Which moon is denser than atmosphere of earth?
All moons are denser that earths atmosphere
How did Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons help to show that the geocentric explanation is incorrect?
Jupiter's moons orbited it and thus did not have a the earth as their axis of rotation.
Is the moons orbit around earth absolutely straight with respect to earths orbit around the sun?
no
