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Actually the moon orbits Earth and then Earth orbits the sun. One of the basic rules of physics is that a body in motion tends to stay in motion and this is especially true of objects in space where there is no air resistance. It is the force of gravity that keeps that motion of the moon circling the Earth as it continues its movement. It is not exactly known what started the motion of the moon (or the components of the moon). But there are some hypotheses (educated guesses), one is that it was a part of Earth that was broken off and thrown aloft by a huge impact of an asteroid or other very large moving object. Another hypothesis is that it is debris from the original Big Bang that, again through gravity, gathered together to form the mass, and that would mean that the force of the Big Bang is what started the motion, and then those smaller pieces came together to form the moon and got trapped in the present orbit by the gravity of the Earth. It is a similar explanation for why Earth and the other planets orbit the sun.
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What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?
while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth
When does the moon rotate around the sun?
All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)
What force keeps a moon from orbiting a planet?
The Moon is orbiting a planet; It is orbiting the Earth. The velocity /acceleration of the Moon and the gravitational pull between Earth and Moon are in balance, so the Moon remains orbiting the Earth. Similarly the Earth and Moon , as a binary system, orbit the Sun , and the acceleration and gravitational forces are in balance. So none of us collide.
Dose the sun have a moon?
All the planets orbiting the sun can be called moons of the sun
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting earth and earth orbiting the sun?
The force of gravity.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
What force is responsible for orbiting motions of the sun moon and earth?
The force of gravity.
What force keeps the moon in orbit around the sun?
The force of gravity that they exert on each other, and the velocities of the Moon and Earth which is their "inertia".
What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?
while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth
Is the moon on top of the sun?
No, it is orbiting our Earth, which is orbiting our Sun.
What takes longer to orbit the Sun the Moon or the Earth?
Technically, the moon isn't orbiting the sun. The moon is orbiting the Earth that is orbiting the sun. I guess someone should have paid more attention in elementary school!!!
When does the moon rotate around the sun?
All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)
What force keeps a moon from orbiting a planet?
The Moon is orbiting a planet; It is orbiting the Earth. The velocity /acceleration of the Moon and the gravitational pull between Earth and Moon are in balance, so the Moon remains orbiting the Earth. Similarly the Earth and Moon , as a binary system, orbit the Sun , and the acceleration and gravitational forces are in balance. So none of us collide.
What is in orbit with the Earth?
The moon. The earth is in orbit around the sun, but the moon goes with it, orbiting the earth directly and orbiting the sun indirectly.
Do the sun have a moon?
Yes the sun does have moons, and we are on one of them now. A moon is just an object orbiting another and so since we and the other planets are orbiting the sun we are the sun's moons.
Dose the sun have a moon?
All the planets orbiting the sun can be called moons of the sun
