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The Moon gives the Earth tides and the Earth keeps the Moon orbiting the Earth because of the gravitational pull.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe moon orbits the earth. This is a Study Island answer.
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∙ 12y agoThey both pirouette around a common centre of mass.
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∙ 13y agoThe Earth Moves Around The Moon . :D
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∙ 9y agoThere is no moon in the Earth.
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What is the size relationship between earth and moon?
The Earth has a diameter of 12742km on average. It is a slightly squashed sphere though, due to its spin pushing out at the equator. Its polar diameter is 12714km, while its diameter at the equator is 12756km. The diameter of the moon is 3474km.
How many rotations does the earth make once the moon makes one complete orbit around the earth?
it makes one orbit
How many days away is new moon to full moon?
It takes 14 days or 15 days, half of the lunar month of 29.5 days. A full moon has the Moon behind the Earth with respect to the Sun, whereas a new moon has the Moon between the Earth and the Sun, as it orbits Earth. The Moon's orbital period is only 27.3 days, but both the Moon and Earth are revolving around the Sun, which lengthens the time between full illumination (or zero illumination) of the Moon's Earth-facing hemisphere.
Why do you have tide?
When the earth rotates, it has the gravitational pull like o the earth and so does the Sun. When the Sun and the moon pull at the same time they make it bulge out on both sides. The way i remember it is when you squish a rubber band and it comes out on both sides evenly, it does the same thing as the Earth does. Also, wherever the moon is, is where you will have high tide because its where the biggest bulge is. You will also have high tide on the opposite side because of the Sun. The other sides is where there is low tide. Example: When the Sun, moon and Earth are all in a straight line, high tides would be where the moon and Sun is (on the sides) and the low tides would be on the top and bottom.
Tides in the sea are caused by-?
Tides result mostly from the mutual gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon. The sun's gravity plays a part in magnifying the effects of the tides, but over-all the moon's effect is stronger. The part of earth facing the moon, and the opposite part of earth (180 degrees of longitude away) have similar tides. This is counter-intuitive, isn't it? How could there be high tides on opposites sides of the planet? The earth and moon can be roughly thought of as a double planet, or binary system. The earth and moon orbit around each other in a sense. They actually orbit around their mutual center of gravity, the barycenter. Because the earth's mass is so much greater than the moon's, the earth-moon barycenter happens to be within the body of the earth. Have your big, jolly and friendly uncle go out in the yard with you with a length of rope. Each hold an end, and carefully start swinging around each other as you pull on the rope. Chances are, you will be moving a lot; Uncle Joe may not have to move much, but the faster you go, the more he will have to make a circle with his center of gravity in order to keep you in your circle. As the earth and moon orbit the barycenter, the same thing happens; you would witness a wobble in earth's movement that is keeping step with the moon's orbit. The 'back' side of the earth pushes out, adding to the effect of tides on the side farthest from the moon. Also, since that part of earth is farther from the moon, the moon's over-all gravity is less strong than it is on the moon-side of earth.
What is a comet's relationship with Earth's moon?
There is no relationship whatsoever between Earth's moon and any comet.
What is the relationship between the Earth the Sun and the phases of the Moon?
maria
What is the relationship between earth and the sun and the moon in space?
The orbit
What is the relationship between the earth and moon and sun in space?
Graviational
What is the relationship between the Earth the sun and the moon is space?
Graviational
What is the relationship between the Earth the sun and the moon in space?
Graviational
What is the relationship between the Earth Sun and Moon in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
What is the relationship between earth sun and the moon in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
What is the relationship between earth the sun. and the moon in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
What is the relationship between earth-the sun-and the moon in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
What is the relationship between earth the sun and the moon space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
What is the relationship between the moon earth and sun in space?
The sun is in the center of the solar system. The Earth orbits the sun, and the moon orbits the Earth.
