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An orbit is achileved by a balance of the gravitational pull of the earth and the moon and by the speed of both objects in space and in relation to one another. If something is moving too fast, it will fly past the earth and if it's going too slow, it will crash into it. but if it comes in at the right distance and angle and speed, it will orbit the earth.
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What are the factors that keep the Moon in orbit around Earth?
The gravitational forces between the Earth and Moon keep things together. The moon is slowly getting farther from Earth, however. Ancient humans would have seen a much larger moon in the night sky...
What causes the moon to orbit around earth?
Mutual gravitational attraction between the Earth and moon keep the moon in orbit. Conservation of angular momentum may also be considered to play a role.
What is it called when a moon's orbit is backwards?
When a moon's orbit is backwards, it is referred to as a retrograde orbit.
What are two things that keep the moon in a nearly circular orbit around the sun?
Gravity and velocity.
What is caused by the combination of the light from the sun and the moon's orbit around earth?
Those two things do not really combine so the answer is nothing causes it.
What two factors are necessary to keep the moon and earth in orbit?
Gravity and inertia.
What are the factors that keep the Moon in orbit around Earth?
The gravitational forces between the Earth and Moon keep things together. The moon is slowly getting farther from Earth, however. Ancient humans would have seen a much larger moon in the night sky...
Does the sun's gravity keep the moon in orbit?
no the earth does
What two opposing forces keep the moon from orbiting?
None. The moon orbits the Earth, Earth orbits the Sun. Inertia and the gravity keep the moon in the Earth's orbit.
What are the 2 factors that newton realized that keep the earth in orbit around the sun and the moon in orbit around the earth?
Newton realized that gravity keeps bodies in orbit around each other. That's the only factor that's necessary, which is lucky, because that's the only one that exists.
What causes the moon to orbit around earth?
Mutual gravitational attraction between the Earth and moon keep the moon in orbit. Conservation of angular momentum may also be considered to play a role.
What is one major force that keep moon in it orbit around earth?
centripetal force
How does gravity keep the moon in orbit around the world?
because god made it that way
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
Dose moon orbit around the sun?
You know that the earth does that, right ?Well, if the moon didn't keep up with us and orbit the sun too, there would be no way thatit could always stay just about the same distance from us.So yes, the moon definitely does orbit the sun.
What is it called when a moon's orbit is backwards?
When a moon's orbit is backwards, it is referred to as a retrograde orbit.
Why does the pull of gravity keep the moon in orbit around the earth rather than pulling the moon into earth?
The reason is that the Moon is always moving forward.The forward movement of the Moon is balanced with the inward pull of Earth's gravity.Because of this balance, the Moon stays in stable orbit around the Earth.
