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As the moon gets closer, it will have to orbit more rapidly, making the lunar months shorter, and the lunar tides much stonger. At a certain point (officially known as the Roche limit) the moon would be destroyed by the effect of the Earth's tidal force on the moon, and would become a cloud of debris which would gradually turn into a ring around the Earth, much like the rings around Saturn.
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Is the north star closer to the earth than the moon?
No, the Moon is closer to the earth
Why is the moon said to be accelerating?
I believe the reason is because the moon gets a tiny bit closer to the earth ever year.
Over millions of years the moon is moving further away from the earth what will happen to the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth as the moon gets further away?
As the moon gets further and further away, the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon decreases. Because the Moon is not being attracted but being pushed away from the Earth. If the gravitational force would have increased, the moon would come closer and closer to the Earth.
How does the moon temperature compare to earth's temperature?
the moon gets farther and closer to the sun than the earth because as you should know the planets roatate and when the moon of the earth is directed at the sun it is hotter than the earth because it is closer to the moon. and when the moon is on the oppsite side it is colder than the earth because the sun is farther away than the earth.
Is the sun closer to earth or moon?
The Sun is at the same average distance from both the Earth and the Moon because the Earth-Moon system orbits the sun. However, since the Moon orbits around the Earth, it is sometimes closer to the Sun than is the Earth, and sometimes farther. But the difference is negligible since the Sun is more than 380 times as far from Earth as the Moon.
What will happen to the tides when the moon gets closer to the earth?
They will rise.
Is the north star closer to the earth than the moon?
No, the Moon is closer to the earth
What is closer to earth polaris or the moon?
The Moon is closer.
Why is the moon said to be accelerating?
I believe the reason is because the moon gets a tiny bit closer to the earth ever year.
Why is the moon getting bigger?
As it orbits earth it occasionally gets closer than other times or it's the moon phases
Over millions of years the moon is moving further away from the earth what will happen to the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth as the moon gets further away?
As the moon gets further and further away, the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon decreases. Because the Moon is not being attracted but being pushed away from the Earth. If the gravitational force would have increased, the moon would come closer and closer to the Earth.
Is the moon closer to the star or the earth?
The moon is much closer to the Earth than it is to the Sun.
How does the moon temperature compare to earth's temperature?
the moon gets farther and closer to the sun than the earth because as you should know the planets roatate and when the moon of the earth is directed at the sun it is hotter than the earth because it is closer to the moon. and when the moon is on the oppsite side it is colder than the earth because the sun is farther away than the earth.
Is mercury closer to the size of the Earth or your moon?
It is closer to the Earth
Is mercury or the moon closer to earth's size?
Mercury is larger than the moon and so is closer in size to Earth than the moon is. It should be noted that Mercury is closer in size to the moon than it is to Earth.
Which is closer to Earth the moon or the sun?
the moon
Is the sun closer to earth or moon?
The Sun is at the same average distance from both the Earth and the Moon because the Earth-Moon system orbits the sun. However, since the Moon orbits around the Earth, it is sometimes closer to the Sun than is the Earth, and sometimes farther. But the difference is negligible since the Sun is more than 380 times as far from Earth as the Moon.
