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What rate?
It orbits earth every 29 and a half days (29.53) in an elliptical orbit (actually the Earth and the Moon rotate around each other ... the Moon never goes "backwards")
The lunar distance is about a quarter million miles (238,832 average), but the orbit is very elliptical so the distance varies by more than 7%.
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At what rate does the moon orbit the earth?
About 1 km/s or 2,237 mph.
What is the approximate value for the rate at which the moon orbits the earth?
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Because the moon is gravitionally attracted to earth why doesnt it simply crash in earth?
The moon has enough speed to orbit the earth. Two forces, gravity and centrifugal force keeps the moon in orbit. The moon will not orbit the earth forever. Scientific Estimations estimate the moon slipping away from the earth at about a rate of 4 cm every year. No, not meters, not kilometers.
How moon moves?
The moon moves in its orbit around the Earth due to the gravitational force between the two bodies. This orbit is not circular but elliptical, causing the moon's distance from Earth to vary. Additionally, the moon rotates on its axis at the same rate that it orbits the Earth, resulting in the same side of the moon always facing Earth.
How does the Moon's rate of rotation about its own axis compare with its rate of revolution around Earth?
This has to do with the different orbital planets of Earth and the Moon. Earth revolves around the Sun in flat planar orbit. The Moon similarly revolves about Earth in flat planar orbit. But the planets are slightly tipped with respect to each other - a 5.2* tilt The moons rotation on its axis is equal to its orbit round the Earth with respect to the sun and stars. It presents one side permanently to the Earth so in relation to the earth it does not rotate.
Is the moon closer and farther from earth on its orbit?
Yes. The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is elliptical, with a maximum distance of about 406,000 km, and with a minimum distance of about 363,000 km. The Moon is also slowly receeding from the Earth, at a rate of about 38 mm/year, causing the Earth's day to lenghen by about 23 us/year.
Why do you see the same side of the moon every day?
The moon rotates in the same direction as its orbit. The rate of rotation is such that the same face is always pointing at the earth.
How long does it takes for the earth's moon to revolve?
It takes the moon a little over 27 days to orbit around the Earth. The moon also rotates at exactly the same rate it revolves, so we always see the same side of the moon.
Why doesnt the moon crash toward the earths surface?
The moon doesn't crash into the Earth's surface due to the balance between gravitational attraction and its orbital velocity. While Earth's gravity pulls the moon towards it, the moon is also moving forward at a high speed, creating a stable orbit. This combination of gravitational pull and tangential motion keeps the moon in a consistent orbit rather than allowing it to fall to Earth. Additionally, the moon is gradually moving away from Earth at a very slow rate, further stabilizing its orbit.
Since the moon always keeps the same side facing earth does it rotates on its on axis?
Yes, it rotates at the same rate it orbits the Earth.
At what rate of speed does the moon travel around the earth?
The Moon revolves around the Earth once in about 27.32 days. At its orbital distanceof about 238,000 miles, that works out to an average of about 2,281 miles per hourrelative to the center of the Earth.
Is the moon able to crash the earth?
No, it is in orbit around earth. It has an orbital velocity which would take it away from the Earth it it were no for the gravitational attraction of the two bodies. There are two opposite things going on that keep the Earth and Moon in their positions. The moon is actually getting further away from the Earth at about a rate of 4cm a year.
