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Why does a clock move in the opposite direction from the Moon and Earth?
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Clocks developed in the Northern Hemisphere and most were designed to follow the same (clockwise) motion as appears on the earlier invention, the sundial. In the Northern Hemisphere, a horizontal sundial facing south will display the passage of time as motion west to east, as the Sun appears to move east to west.
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What is the route to the moon?
from earth to moon
How far is Uranus from the moon?
For all practical purposesUranus is just as far from Earth's moon as it is from the Earth.
Could you hit a golf ball further on earth or the moon?
the moon
What is the only American flag that is not lowered?
The only one that 'can't' be lowered is flying on the moon. With proper lighting, any American flag can be flown around the clock.
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The force that holds the moon in place is gravity. Without gravity, there wouldn't be a moon.
Far above the earth's north pole the orbital motion of the planets is?
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earth
IS the moon facing west or east when it is a full moon?
The Moon has no east-west direction with respect to Earth. East-west describes the direction of, or opposite direction of a sphere that is rotating. (Like Earth.) As it turns out, the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth. The phases of the Moon, like full Moon, result from which direction the SUN is from the Moon and Earth.
Does the Earth spin on its axis in the same or opposite direction as the moons orbit?
The direction of the Earth's spin and the direction of the Moon's orbit is the same - counterclockwise
Which direction does the moon rotate if it orbits anticlockwise?
That means that if you observe from the north, it would rotate counterclockwise - the direction opposite of the rotation of a clock's hands.
What planet has a moon that revolves in the direction opposite to all its other moons?
earth
What planet Has a moon the revolves in the direction opposite all its other moons?
earth
When the moon is on the opposite side of earth as the sunwhat moon will you see?
That would be a full moon. Imagine a clock. If the sun is at 9:00 and the earth in the center of the clock. A full moon would be when the moon is at the 3:00 position. I think that's what you're asking.
Does the moon stay at the same side to earth?
No, sometimes it is towards the Sun (at new moon), sometimes it is in the opposite direction (at full moon).
When the Moon is full where is it in its orbit around Earth?
When the moon is full, it's "behind" the earth, that is, in the direction opposite the sun. The three bodies are lined up, with the earth in the middle, like this: Sun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earth -- Moon
When the moon is full where is it in its orbits around earth?
When the moon is full, it's "behind" the earth, that is, in the direction opposite the sun. The three bodies are lined up, with the earth in the middle, like this: Sun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earth -- Moon
When the moon is full is it in its orbit around earth?
When the moon is full, it's "behind" the earth, that is, in the direction opposite the sun. The three bodies are lined up, with the earth in the middle, like this: Sun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earth -- Moon
