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Why does the moon not fly off into space?
The moon stays in orbit around Earth due to gravity, just like how Earth orbits around the sun. The gravitational force between the Earth and the moon creates a balance, keeping the moon in a stable orbit.
How does gravity affect the movement of the moons?
Earths gravity keeps the moon from flying off in the same way the sun keeps earth in balance.
If Earth were replaced by an object with the same mass but much smaller in size would the moon continue to orbit the new object fall into it or fly off into space?
It would continue to orbit, as the gravity at the distance to the moon would remain the same.
Earth's moon hypothetically was a portion of earth when it was hit by an asteroid how was this possible?
if a meteor hit earth and a piece of earth (the moon) chipped off. earths gravitational pull could be sufficient to make the moon orbit around the earth.
Would the moon top moving if earths gravity did not pull on it?
If the Earth's gravity were to stop pulling on the moon, the moon would continue to move. It would, however, fling off away from the Earth rather than continuing in its orbit.
Is the pull of gravity between the moon and the earth keeps the moon orbiting the earth?
Yes, the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon is what keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth. This gravitational force is what causes the Moon to travel in a curved path around the Earth rather than moving off into space.
Is the earths axis rotation almost parallel to the plane of its orbit?
No; it's about 23 degrees off the plane of its orbit.
How do we see crescent moon?
By the sunlight reflected off the Moon's surface and the position of the Moon on its orbit.
How would the motion of the moon change with no centripital force?
the moon rotates around the earth. The force keeping it in orbit around the earth aka the centripital force is caused by the gravitational force between the moon and the earth. If the gravitational force and thus the centripital force dissapeared, the moon would fly off tangent to its circular orbit
What forces causes your moon to orbit the earth instead of flying off through space?
Our moon orbits the earth because it is held by gravity in an elliptical orbit.
Why does the moon stay in its orbit and does not fly into space?
Same reason we don't fly into space. Gravity. There is no repulsive force trying to push the moon away. The only two forces involved (mostly) are the moon's forward velocity, and the Earth's gravitational pull. enertia is actually pulling the moon about a foot a year away from us
Why does the moon move in in orbit around the earth?
The moon is trapped in the gravitational pull of the earth. The earth and the moon are trapped in the gravitational pull of the sun. It is like whirling a small weight attached to a length of string round your head. The only thing stopping the weight to fly off (into space) is the string - which is the same force of gravitational pull we experience from our orbit round the sun.
