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How much more is the gravitational force of the earth than the moon?
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∙ 14y ago
The acceleration of gravity on the moon is about 1/6th the acceleration of gravity on earth.
Any mass on the earth's surface feels about 6 times the downward force that it would feel on the
surface of the moon.
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Does earth the moon and sun have gravity?
Yes, they have gravity. In fact, anything that has mass will have a gravitational force - the more mass a body has, the more gravitational force it will exert.
The moon orbits the earth and not the sun because its closer to the earth making the gravitational force acting on it due to the earth more significant than that of the sun?
The Sun does exert a gravitational influence on the Moon, but the influence of the Earth is much greater.
Why does earth have mare gravitational force than the more?
The gravitational force between two objects depends on the product of their masses.That means (mass #1) times (mass #2).If Mass-#1 is you, then the gravitational force between you and another object depends on the massof the other object.Since the earth has much more mass than the moon, the gravitational force between you and the earth islarger than the gravitational force between you and the moon.(The force also depends on the distance between the two objects. But you should already begetting the idea, without going into the other details.)
What Suppose the moon were closer to the Earth. How would the Force of gravity between Earth and the Moon be different?
If it happened in a moment, I think the moon's orbit would become much more eccentric (elliptical) than it is now. the moon's compostition is made of rocky material such as rocka and a lot of dust
What attractive force keeps the moon in orbit around earth?
Gravity is what keeps them in attraction. The force of Gravity is determined by the mass and distance between two or more objects. The other force that keeps the moon in orbit is the moon's inertia. Without inertia the moon would simply fall into Earth; because of Gravity, the same would happen with the planets and the sun.
Who has more gravity the moon are the earth?
The earth exerts a stronger gravitational force.
Is the moons or the earths gravitational force stronger or weaker?
The Earth's gravitation force is greater than the Moon, which keeps the Moon in orbit round the Earth.
Does the moon have stronger gravitational force than the earth?
No the Earth would pull u more than the moon
Does the moons gravitational force stronger than earths gravitational force?
No the Earth would pull u more than the moon
Does gravitational force on the moon have more on earth?
If what you are asking is whether the Earth or the Moon has more gravitational force on a given object the answer is the equation F = G*m1*m2/r^2. In short since the Earth has a larger mass than the moon it will exert a greater gravitational force on a given object. But sometimes it may not seem like it because of air resistance.
Does earth the moon and sun have gravity?
Yes, they have gravity. In fact, anything that has mass will have a gravitational force - the more mass a body has, the more gravitational force it will exert.
What force causes the moon to stay in orbit around the earth?
Earth's gravitational pull. See attached link for more information.
Earth exerts a stronger gravitational force than the moon because Earth has more?
gravitaional pull
The moon orbits the earth and not the sun because its closer to the earth making the gravitational force acting on it due to the earth more significant than that of the sun?
The Sun does exert a gravitational influence on the Moon, but the influence of the Earth is much greater.
Is the force between the sun and the earth stronger then the force between the sun and the moon?
yes because remember the gravitational forces depend on mass and distance. The Earth is more massive than the moon.
Why does earth have mare gravitational force than the more?
The gravitational force between two objects depends on the product of their masses.That means (mass #1) times (mass #2).If Mass-#1 is you, then the gravitational force between you and another object depends on the massof the other object.Since the earth has much more mass than the moon, the gravitational force between you and the earth islarger than the gravitational force between you and the moon.(The force also depends on the distance between the two objects. But you should already begetting the idea, without going into the other details.)
Why a person would weight more on earth than the moon?
The Earth has a higher mass, which means it exerts a larger gravitational force.
