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How does the moon stay close to earth?
The Earth's gravity holds the Moon in its orbit.
What is the gravitational force that holds the moon in orbit around the earth?
1.98 x 10 ^ 20 N
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
What moon is in a retrograde orbit?
Neptune's 7th moon Triton is in a retrograde orbit and although it isn't a moon Venus is in a retrograde orbit
What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?
This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.
What holds a moon in orbit?
The gravity of its planet.
How does the moon stay close to earth?
The Earth's gravity holds the Moon in its orbit.
What holds the moon?
The moon maintains its orbit due to the balance between the earth's gravity and the moon's inertia.
Is gravity the force that holds the moon in orbit around the earth?
Gravity
why was gravity made or like thought of?
it holds the planets that orbit around the sun and what keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth
What is the gravitational force that holds the moon in orbit around the earth?
1.98 x 10 ^ 20 N
How do you use the word magnetic force in a sentence?
The magnetic force of the Earth's gravity holds the Moon in it's orbit.
Moon orbits eath instead of the sun why?
Because Earth's gravity holds it in orbit. Earth is much closer so its gravity is stronger.However, the moon does orbit the Sun, it simply orbits the Earth in addition to orbitting the Sun.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
Why the earth and all planet around the sun?
The gravity from the sun "holds" the planets into place and make them orbit the sun. Just like the gravity from the Earth makes the moon orbit the Earth.
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 moon is in a retrograde orbit?
Neptune's 7th moon Triton is in a retrograde orbit and although it isn't a moon Venus is in a retrograde orbit
