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Is the sun nearer to earth than the moon?
No, the sun is 40 times further away than the moon from the Earth.
Which one is nearer moon or sun?
The sun is about 390 times farther from earth than the moon is.
Why can the earth not cast a shadow on the moon during new moon?
Becausec the Moon is nearer the Sun than the Earth at New Moon.
Which is nearer moon or the sun?
The moon is closer not the earth.The moon is closer not the earth.
Do the earth and the moon orbit the sun since the moon orbits the earth and the earth the sun?
Yes, while the Earth orbits the Sun, the Moon carries on orbiting the Earth, as it is not as affected by the distant gravity of the Sun as it is by the nearer gravity of Earth.
Even thought earth has mass than they sun the moon orbits earth because its much nearer to it?
The Moon orbits Earth primarily due to the gravitational pull between the two bodies. While the Sun has a much greater mass than Earth, the distance plays a crucial role in gravitational interactions. The Moon is significantly closer to Earth than it is to the Sun, so the gravitational force that Earth exerts on the Moon is stronger than that of the Sun. This proximity allows Earth’s gravity to dominate the Moon's orbit.
Which planet is nearer to the sun than earth is?
Mercury.
What other planets are nearer the sun than planet earth?
Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than Earth.
How many planets are nearer to the sun than the earth is?
There are 2 planets closer to the Sun from the Earth
Why do the sun and moon appear to be the same size when viewed from earth?
The sun is about 400 times larger than the moon, but it is also about 400 times farther away from Earth. This unique coincidence in size and distance creates the optical illusion that they appear to be the same size when viewed from Earth.
Which is biggest between Sun Moon and Earth?
In order of size from largest to smallest Sun > Earth > Moon. If we quote the radius of these objects. Sun ; 695,700 km Earth ; 6,365 km Moon ; 1,736 km From these figures you can see that the Sun is over 100 times bigger than the Earth, and the Earth is nearly 4 times greater than the Moon. The reason why the Sun and Moon appear to the same size is because the Moon is much nearer to the Earth , than the Sun. It is a property of optics that the further away an object is, then the smaller it appears. From the Earth;- Sun's distance is ~92,000,000 miles Moon's distance is ~242,000 miles. From the above radii you can calculate the volume of each object. By using the Gravitational Constant the masses of these objects can be calculated.
Is the distance from the earth to the sun always the same?
No. The Earth's orbit is not a perfect circle (though it's close), and the Earth is slightly closer to the Sun some times of the year than it is others... specifically, it's a bit closer in January than it is in July. There's also a "wobble" caused by the Moon, and the Earth is very slightly nearer the Sun at full moon than it is at new moon, all else being equal.
