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The Moon didn't stop revolving. Or rotating, either. However, its rotation and revolution are synchronized, so that it always presents the same face (more or less) towards Earth. This is due to tidal effects, which is a somewhat difficult concept to understand. Without going into the math, the net result of tidal forces is that an object in orbit around a larger body experiences a sort of "pull" outward from the center both towards and away from the larger body and a slight compression inward towards the center perpendicular to the direction of the larger body. This force tends to "tidally lock" first the smaller, and over time the larger, body.
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What do we get when the moon revolves around the earth?
The moon revolving around the Earth - creates the tides.
Which keeps moon revolving around the sun?
Gravity, you idiot!
What are the phaces of the moon?
they are caused by the sun light hitting the surface of the moon while it is revolving around the earth.
The Moon is between Earth and the Sun?
The moon is revolving around Earth, so sometimes the Moon is between the Sun and Earth and Earth is between the moon and sun.
Why is the moon at a different point in the sky every night?
The Moon orbits the Earth, once every 28 days. ( one month(Moonth)). So in the position as seen from a given point and time on Earth will change by 1/28 of circle in one day. (approximately) 12 degrees.
Will the moon stop revolving?
The moon will not stop revolving (orbiting the earth) any time soon. The moon is very slowly moving farther away from the earth, though, and this will mean a reduced tidal effect and a longer orbital period. This will take millions of years; the change in distance between earth and moon is extremely slow.
What is the name for the moon revolving around the earth?
Simply, the moon is the moon.
Why do you describe the moon is revolving around earth?
The moon is caught in Earth's gravitational pull and the Earth spins on its axis and it is as though the moon is revolving around it
Does the moon stay at the same part of sky every night?
No. The moon Is constantly revolving around the Earth, which is revolving the Sun.
What makes the moon appear to wax and wane?
The revolving of the earth and the rotating of the moon.
Where is the moon when there is no sky?
the moon is in the outer space and revolving around the earth in an orbit.
What is a small body revolving around planet - a moon?
A "moon" or a "satellite" of that planet
Could you build a ladder to the moon?
No, because the moon is revolving around the earth.
Will the Earth stop revolving?
No way
What do we get when the moon revolves around the earth?
The moon revolving around the Earth - creates the tides.
Is it possible to stop the electrons revolving around the nucleus?
No, it is not possible to stop the electrons from revolving around the nucleus unless they are stripped off from the nucleus.
Why moon is still revolving around the earth?
The earth is flat!
