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It is the nature of the gravitational force to attract things. The moon is in free fall around the Earth, as is the Earth around the Moon. They don't collide because they have significant angular momentum. This causes them to 'miss' each other constantly.
However the Moon is actually receding from Earth. This is because the tidal motion on Earth robs the Moon of energy so its orbit is increasing. At the same time the speed of Earth's rotation is also decreasing. In the end this effect will stabilize with the Moon's period of rotation around the Earth being equal to a day on Earth.
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Does gravity cause earths land water and atmosphere to bulge slightly towards the moon?
The moons orbit causes the water to do this. The gravitational pull of the moon causes the water to be pushed and pulled
How strong is the earths moons gravatational pull?
The moon exerts a gravitational force approximately one sixth of the gravity of earth.
Which is greater the moon's pull on earth or earths pull on the moon?
The moon is only strong enough to push and pull the tides in the ocean on earth. The earths pull is so strong it moves the entire moon in circles.
Why do the Moon's gravity have a greater effect on earths ocean tides than the suns gravity?
Even though the suns gravitational pull is stronger than the moons and does infact effect the tides slightly, the moon is close enough to pull the tides more than the sun. Its all distance related.
Does earth's gravity pull the moon outward?
No, the Earth's gravity pulls the moon in towards Earth.
What causes the moon to pull on the earths oceans making an oval shape?
The gravity of the moon
How does Earth has gravity?
the earths gravitational pull keeps the moon in orbit
Does the pull of gravity work on the moon?
yes. everything that has a mass has gravity, including urself. but on the moon the gravity is only 17% as strong as earths gravity
Is the pull of gravity between the moon and the earth keeps the moon orbiting the earth?
yes, earths gravitational pull is strong enough to pull the moon into orbit around it.
What makes moon orbits earth?
Gravity. The moon orbits the earth because the moon is stuck in earths gravational pull.
Does the earths gravity pull the moon more than the moon pulls the earth?
Yes.. Always gravity exerted by an object that has larger mass is more.
The rises and falls in the level of earths oceans caused mainly gravity or pull of the moon is?
Tides
What is the gravity of the moon Io relative to earth's gravity?
The surface gravity on Io is very low compared to Earth, due to its low mass, around 0.183g or 18.3% of the Earths pull at the surface. this is just a little more than the surface gravity on our own moon, which is about 16.5% of earths pull.
When spacecraft goes on moon how it revolves after leaving earths gravitational pull?
ahhh now.... When a spacecraft leaves earths atmoshere it does not leave earths gravitational pull! the moon itself is in earths gravitational pull. which is what stops the moon from floating away so as far as i can imagine if you put a space craft on the moon you have not left earths gravitational pull or the E.G.P
How does gravity affect oceans?
Gravity can pull water in and out, causing tide like motions. The gravity of the moon and sun, for example pull on the earths oceans and cause high and low tides.
Does gravity cause earths land water and atmosphere to bulge slightly towards the moon?
The moons orbit causes the water to do this. The gravitational pull of the moon causes the water to be pushed and pulled
Why do objects weight less on the moon than on earth?
the moon has less gravity... because the moon is smaller and and its gravitational pull is MUCH lower than the earths
