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What role does the moons orbit around earth play in both?
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How does earth stay orbit in its axis?
The Earth stays in orbit around its axis due to its rotation and inertia. The gravitational pull of the Sun keeps the Earth in its orbit, while its rotation on its axis causes day and night. The tilt of the Earth's axis also plays a role in the changing seasons.
What is the role of gravity in earth?
Gravity keeps things together here on Earth. It keeps the Earth together in the first place, and it keeps us on Earth. It keeps the Earth in orbit around the Sun, and it keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth.
What causes the moon to orbit around earth?
Mutual gravitational attraction between the Earth and moon keep the moon in orbit. Conservation of angular momentum may also be considered to play a role.
Is the inner core the only thing that holds the earth?
I am not sure that it makes sense to say that anything holds the Earth. The Earth is a planet in space, which orbits the sun. Gravity holds it in orbit, and gravity holds it together. The incompressible matter of which it is composed, holds up the surface, for our convenience as its inhabitants. Every layer, the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust, has a role to play in making our planet what it is.
Why is gravity useful?
Gravity is essential for keeping our feet on the ground and objects in place. It allows celestial bodies to orbit each other and stay in stable paths. Gravity also plays a key role in shaping the structure of the universe.
Why is gravity so important to our lives?
Gravity is a fundamental force that keeps us anchored to the Earth, allowing us to walk, stand, and interact with our environment. It also keeps objects in orbit around the Earth and holds our solar system together. Gravity plays a crucial role in shaping the universe and governing the movement of celestial bodies.
How in what ways do the Moon's gravity affects the earth?
The Moon's gravity causes tides on Earth by pulling the water towards it, creating high and low tide cycles. The Moon's gravity also stabilizes Earth's rotation, preventing it from wobbling excessively. Additionally, the Moon's gravity may influence the Earth's climate and even play a role in geological activities like earthquakes.
Explain the role gravity played in the formation of the moon?
A planetoid about the size of Mars crashed into the early Earth likely pulled out a a Lagrange point by Jupiter's gravity. Then pulled into the Earth by both bodies gravity, in an off-center hit sending debris into space and leaving a small portion in space with the added Earth debris that was pulled together by gravity again into the moon. As it drags along its slow orbit it's slowly being pulled away at about an inch a year because the gravity of Earth isn't supporting it so well (for reasons I won't go into here.) Gravity can only be significantly felt between objects with a very large mass, like the Earth and Moon. Which is why you dont feel a gravitational attraction between you and your computer. The Moon formed when gravity pulled pieces of rock and debris together into one big rock.
How does Earth move and interact with other bodies in space?
It interacts through its gravity field. The main interaction is with the Sun which holds it in a stable nearly circular orbit. Charged particles from the sun are "captured" in the van Allen radiation belt (due to the Earth magnetic field).
How does gravity play a role in astronomy?
Gravity is the force that keeps galaxies and solar systems together.
What role does gravity play in a dwarf planet?
It makes it spherical.
