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The moon orbits what planet?
The moon with the specific name 'The Moon' orbits planet Earth.
What does the moon refect as it orbits the moon?
The Moon reflects the light of Sun towards Earth as it orbits Earth.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
How long for Moon to orbit Sun?
The Moon actually orbits the Earth, which it does in 28 days, but if you consider the Earth and the Moon as a double system, then the Moon orbits the Sun once a year, just as the Earth does. The Moon is much closer to the Earth than the Earth and the Moon are to the Sun.
Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
What two opposing forces keep the moon from orbiting?
None. The moon orbits the Earth, Earth orbits the Sun. Inertia and the gravity keep the moon in the Earth's orbit.
How is the earth and moon orbit different?
The Earth orbits around the Sun, while the moon orbits around the Earth.
What kind of satellite is on the moon and orbits Earth?
The moon IS a satellite that orbits earth
What does the moon refect as it orbits the moon?
The Moon reflects the light of Sun towards Earth as it orbits Earth.
The moon orbits what planet?
The moon with the specific name 'The Moon' orbits planet Earth.
What shape does the moon orbits the earth?
The moon orbits the earth almost a complete circle.
Dose the moon and the earth orbit around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth orbits the Sun
What is a satellite and why is the moon referred to as the earths satellite?
satellites are things that orbit other things in space, for example the moon orbits the earth and is therefore the earth's satellite
Why is it that the Earth revolves around the moon?
Ummmm.... No. The Moon orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun. The Sun orbits the center of the galaxy. Light things in orbit, heavier things in the center of the orbit. Well not exactly, they revolve around their common center of mass. This may or may not be at the exact center as far as distance. The common center of mass of the Moon and the Earth is located inside the earth, but not at the center of the Earth.
Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?
The moon orbits Earth.
What Orbits and is Orbited?
Earth. It orbits the sun and the moon orbits it
What makes moon orbits earth?
Gravity. The moon orbits the earth because the moon is stuck in earths gravational pull.
