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-- The moon would appear smaller.
-- The moon would take longer to display a complete cycle of phases.
-- There would still be two high tides and two low ones every day, but
they would be smaller on the average.
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Over millions of years the moon is moving further away from the earth what will happen to the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth as the moon gets further away?
As the moon gets further and further away, the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon decreases. Because the Moon is not being attracted but being pushed away from the Earth. If the gravitational force would have increased, the moon would come closer and closer to the Earth.
What is causing the moon to accelerate?
The Earth. The Earth and Moon are bound together by gravity and the Earth's tides (caused by the Moon) are accelerating the Moon and slowing the spin of the Earth. This means that the Moon is slowly getting further and further away from Earth.
Why is the moon seems so big?
The moon seems big to people because of how close it is next to Earth and would also seem like it is small when it is further away.
What would happen to the earths tide if the moon was further away?
High tides would be smaller and low tides would be bigger, but would still occur. The cause of the tides is the gravitational attraction between the earth and moon, and to a lesser extent, between the earth and sun. If the moon were further from the earth, its gravitational attraction would be less strong, and its effect on the earth's liquid envelope would be correspondingly less.
What happens if earth fell out of its orbit?
This is impossible but, the earth would keep spinning for a while but would be swirling further and further away from its neighbouring planets and we would freeze immediately. The moon would probably slow to but as the earths gravity weakens, the moon would drift away from us.
Why does the moon have a stronger influence on Earth's tides?
It's all down to the proximity of the moon to the Earth. If it was further away, tidal influence would be much less.
Would total solar eclipses become more common or less common if the Moon was further from Earth?
If the moon were appreciably further from Earth than it is, its apparent size in the sky would be smaller than the sun's apparent size, and a total solar eclipse would be impossible.
What kind of motion would you expect if you threw a ball at the moon?
The same motion a ball would do on earth. Theoretically, it would go much further on the moon, but the astronauts who threw things on the moon were restricted by their pressure suits. They couldn't reach back and throw anything. They had to fling it like a discus. Had they been able to throw overhanded, it would have gone a lot further.
What would happen to the moon if it sped up in orbit?
If the Moon were to speed up in orbit, it would be further from Earth. Remember, this is governed by angular momentum, not ballistics.
Why can you jumper further on the moon than the earth?
Because of the weaker on the moon.
Could you hit a golf ball further on earth or the moon?
the moon
Throw a stone standing on the moon where will it reach?
On the moon , gravity is 6 times lesser than on the earth. If you threw a rock , it would flew 6 times further than it would flew on the earth.
