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Answer #1:
The Moon orbits around the Earth because its mass is much smaller than that
of the Earth. So, the gravitational power of the Earth keeps the Moon
orbiting around it. If the Moon were bigger than the Earth, we would be
orbiting around the Moon, instead. All the planets of the solar system orbit
around the Sun, because it is much bigger than the planets.....
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Answer #2:
It means that the Earth and the Moon both revolve around a point between
them called their 'common center of mass'. That's the point where the pivot
would have to be in order for them to balance each other on a see-saw.
Since the Earth has about 80 times as much mass as the moon has, the pivot
would be about 80 times farther from the moon than it is from the Earth. The
result is that the 'common center of mass' is actually inside the Earth, and
both bodies are revolving around that point. If you're out in space watching it,
it looks like only the moon is doing any revolving. But the fact is that the Earth
is also doing a small wiggle around that point.
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Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
Does moon orbit around earth?
Yes the moon makes orbits around the earth.
How long does the moon take to orbit around the sun once?
The Earth's Moon orbits around Earth once in a Month and the Earth orbits around the Sun once in a year, so the Moon orbits around the Sun once in a year too.
Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
What is the time period taken by the moon to rotate?
Every 28 days, or a month, the moon rotates entirely around the Earth. The moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
What does the moon have?
the sun stays still the earth ROTATES and orbits while the earth ORBITS on its AXIS it turns around till it is dark and the moon orbits around the earth.
Do the earth and moon revolve around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits around The Sun. The Earth revolves (spins) around it's own axis.
When the moon rotates around the sun what happens to the moon?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun; it orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun.
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
Does the moon come before the Earth?
The Moon orbits AROUND the Earth.
Does moon orbit around earth?
Yes the moon makes orbits around the earth.
How long does the moon take to orbit around the sun once?
The Earth's Moon orbits around Earth once in a Month and the Earth orbits around the Sun once in a year, so the Moon orbits around the Sun once in a year too.
Does the moon orbit around a planet?
No, it orbits you. Of course! The moon orbits EARTH, our planet.
What is Earths sun?
Moon orbits around earth, which orbits around the sun.
What causes the moon to orbit around the sun?
the moon doesent orbit the sun, the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth.
