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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?
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The Sun does exert a gravitational influence on the Moon, but the influence of the Earth is much greater.
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Why does the moon have more gravitational pull on the Earths oceans than the moon if the sun is so massive?
It is because the moon is much closer to the earth. Gravitational pull decreases in proportion to the square of the distance.
Why is the closer the planet to the sun it quicker it obrit sun?
Two main reasons, first is closer distance, means it has less distance to go around. Secondly, the closer to the sun, the heavier its gravitational pull. Think of it rotating faster because the sun pulls it faster than us.
Why do planets move slightly closer to the sun at certain parts of the orbit?
The gravitational pull
What evidence is there that the gravitational pull also pulls on objects closer to the surface of earth?
the objects fall to the ground
Why comet travels more quickly on its orbit when it is closer the sun?
the comet moves fastest near the sun because the gravitational movement pulls it quickly and gets rid of the rock and ice on the tail
Is the gravitational pull stronger from Jupiter to the sun or Saturn to the sun?
Jupiter has more mass than Saturn and is closer to the sun. Therefore more gravitational force is acting on Jupiter.
Why does the moon have a greater effect on Earth's tides than the Sun does?
That's because the Moon is closer. The interesting thing here is that the gravitational pull from the Sun is actually GREATER than that from the Moon.However, the gravitational pull is inversely proportional to the SQUARE of the distance, whereas tidal effects are (approximately) inversely proportional to the CUBE of the distance - thus, the fact that the Moon is closer to us than the Sun is more significant for tidal effects, than for the gravitational pull in absolute terms.
Why does the moon have a greater effect on earths tides than the sun?
That's because the Moon is closer. The interesting thing here is that the gravitational pull from the Sun is actually GREATER than that from the Moon.However, the gravitational pull is inversely proportional to the SQUARE of the distance, whereas tidal effects are (approximately) inversely proportional to the CUBE of the distance - thus, the fact that the Moon is closer to us than the Sun is more significant for tidal effects, than for the gravitational pull in absolute terms.
Is Sun gravitational power work on Moon also like Earth if yes then y moon does not revolve around Sun?
Because the moon is closer to the earth than the sun, so its gravitational force is stronger at a closer distance.
How does gravity affect your weight?
Due to the earth's mass, gravitational force happens strongly between you and the earth. That is how weight is formed. Remember that two objects have gravitational force between each other, and the closer the distance, the stronger the gravitational force. The bigger the mass, the stronger the gravitational force as well. Since the earth is so huge in size and mass, you have a strong gravitational force acting on you known as weight.
Would an object have a greater gravitational pull closer or farther from earth?
An object have greater gravitational pull closer from earth. As we get farther from earth, the gravitational pull becomes weaker. That is why objects sufficiently away from the earth do not fall on it.
Why doesnt the sun's gravitational force affect you more than earth's gravitational force does?
Mainly because we are in "free fall" around the Sun. In such situations, gravity won't be noticed. Also, Earth's gravitational force is much stronger, anyway, because Earth is much closer.
Why doesnt the suns gravitational force affect you more than the earths gravitational force does?
Mainly because we are in "free fall" around the Sun. In such situations, gravity won't be noticed. Also, Earth's gravitational force is much stronger, anyway, because Earth is much closer.
Why does the moon have more gravitational pull on the Earths oceans than the moon if the sun is so massive?
It is because the moon is much closer to the earth. Gravitational pull decreases in proportion to the square of the distance.
How do you round 154.8 to one significant figure?
200 Explanation: 2 is the one significant figure. The zeros are not significant. Round up because it is closer to 200 than to 100.
Is the gravitational force between the sun and Jupiter or between the sun and Saturn?
Sun and Jupiter because Jupiter has more mass and it is closer to the sun.
Why does the moon influence tides more then the sun?
Because, although the moon's gravitational pull is much, much weaker than the sun's, the moon's gravitational pull is about 375 times closer to us than the sun's.
