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What if the moon was further away?
then we could not see it
Which is further the distance from earth to the moon or 10 times round the world?
Ten times round the world at the equator is slightly further than the average distance to the Moon.
Where Pluto is which moon is the biggest moon hydra or nix?
Hydra because nix is further away from Pluto
Is earth closer to the sun then the moon?
Yes - and no !... The moon orbits the earth - so - there will be times each day, when it's closer to the sun than the earth is. During the earth's 'night time' - the moon is further away from the sun.
Has any one been near Venus?
No. No astronauts have gone further away than the moon. Venus is much further away from us than that.
Is the sun nearer to earth than the moon?
No, the sun is 40 times further away than the moon from the Earth.
Why does the sun look the same size as the moon although it is many millions times bigger?
Because it's further away from the Earth.
Does the moon get further away as it rotates around the earth?
the moon stays in the same place at the same size at all times. it just rotates.
Is the moon or fl closer to Sylacauga AL?
Florida is closer. The moon is about 20 times further away than any two points on earth are.
What if the moon was further away?
then we could not see it
Over millions of years the moon is moving further away from the earth what will happen to the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth as the moon gets further away?
As the moon gets further and further away, the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon decreases. Because the Moon is not being attracted but being pushed away from the Earth. If the gravitational force would have increased, the moon would come closer and closer to the Earth.
The sun is how many times farther away from the Earth than the moon is?
400
How many times farther is the sun away from the Earth than the Moon?
400
Is the moon moving closer to the Earth or farther away?
The moon is moving further away by 1.5cm from the Earth every year.
Which is further the distance from earth to the moon or 10 times round the world?
Ten times round the world at the equator is slightly further than the average distance to the Moon.
How many times big the Sun from Moon?
The Sun is about 400 times as big (diameter) as the Moon. It just happens that the Sun is about 400 times as far away as the Moon so that when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun there can be a total eclipse of the Sun. The orbit of the Moon is eleiptical , sometimes close and sometimes farther away from the earth and when the alignment happens at a time when the Moon is farther away, the eclipse is annular (like a ring).
Are all stars further away from the earth than the moon?
Yes.
