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There are two reasons: The Earth is more massive than the Moon, and the Earth is closer to you than the Moon. If you were standing on the Moon, then the force of gravity due to the Moon would be greater because you are closer to the Moon.
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How would the gravitational force that the Moon exerts on the Earth compare with the force it exerts today if the moon were moved so that it is half as far from the earth as it is today?
increases 4 times the initial force
What does The force of gravity that Earth exerts on objects in your solar system cause?
the moon to orbit the earth
What substance on earth does the gravity of the moon have the greatest pull?
The moon's gravity exerts that same amount of pull on all substance on Earth, regardless of what it is made of. We observe a greater effect on water because it can flow freely in response to that pull, not because it is pulled with greater force.
How many times the gravitational force of earth is greater than moon?
The gravitational force on Earth is six times greater than that on the moon.
Earth exerts a stronger gravitational force than the moon because Earth has more?
gravitaional pull
Does Earth exert a contact or a non-contact force on the moon?
Earth exerts a non-contact force on the moon.
How would the gravitational force that the Moon exerts on the Earth compare with the force it exerts today if the moon were moved so that it is half as far from the earth as it is today?
increases 4 times the initial force
Who has more gravity the moon are the earth?
The earth exerts a stronger gravitational force.
What does The force of gravity that Earth exerts on objects in your solar system cause?
the moon to orbit the earth
Which force is stronger the force of the moon on the earth or the force of the earth on the moon and how can you prove this?
When two bodies attract each other the larger one exerts the larger force because it contains more matter. Every particle of matter in the Universe is attracting every other. So the Earth exerts the stronger force on the Moon. The Space explorers have shown that on the Moon they weigh about one sixth of what they weight on Earth.
What substance on earth does the gravity of the moon have the greatest pull?
The moon's gravity exerts that same amount of pull on all substance on Earth, regardless of what it is made of. We observe a greater effect on water because it can flow freely in response to that pull, not because it is pulled with greater force.
How many times the gravitational force of earth is greater than moon?
The gravitational force on Earth is six times greater than that on the moon.
Is it true that moon pulls on the earth with one-sixth the force that the earth exerts on the moon?
No. Gravitational force is present between every two mass bodies, and the force on each body is the same.
Earth exerts a stronger gravitational force than the moon because Earth has more?
gravitaional pull
Is the Earth exerts on the Moon a force acting at a distance?
False,since it's an air resistance and it's a contact force.
What force keeps the moon in orbits around earth?
The force of gravity does. It's really the only force available.
Why does the moon have a greater affect on tides then the sun does?
Though the Moon is much smaller than the Sun, it is closer to Earth than the Sun. So exerts a greater gravitation effect on Earth's oceans and seas.
