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Why does the moon not rotate as does the earth?
The moon does rotate on its axis as the earth does. The earth rotates once in a day and the moon rotates once in a month ( for those who want to quibble, it's a little more than 27 days ). ADD---the moon rotate at the same speed of the earth, that why we always see the same side of the moon which give the impresion that the moon doesnt rotate but it does!
Why does the moon change from light to dark?
It doesn't the Earth's shadow covers it more as we rotate.
When does the Moon travel more faster around the earth?
The Moon's orbital speed is greatest when it is at its closest approach to the Earth.
Would a feather fall faster or slower on earth than the moon?
A feather would fall faster on Earth than on the Moon due to Earth's stronger gravitational pull. The Moon has less gravity than Earth, so objects fall more slowly on the Moon.
Why is the time of moon's orbit equal to time it takes to rotate once?
The Moon is tidally locked to the Earth. When the Moon was still cooling, the closest part of the moon bulged out a bit due to the Earth's gravity (like tides on Earth, except on the Moon and with the crust). As the moon tried to rotate this bulge, the gravitational pull on the bulge slowed the Moon down over millions of years. A similar thing happens with tidal forces on the Earth. Our rotation is slowing down too and one day we will be tidally locked with the moon as well, meaing that only one side of the Earth will ever see the Moon. However, this is occurring slower and may take more time that the sun has left to live. As a consequence, this slowing of Earth's rotation has an equal but opposite force on the Moon which is causing the Moon to revolve around the Earth faster and faster, and thus move farther away. But again, the sun will die and fry the Earth and Moon before the Moon ever gained enough speed to escape the Earth.
Does Venus and mercury spin faster then earth and mars?
Venus and Mercury rotate slowly, much more slowly than Earth or Mars.
What if anything would happen to the shape of the earth if it were to rotate on its axis faster than it does today?
What if anything would happen to the shape of the earth if it were to rotate on its axis faster than it does todayWell ladies and gentlemen
Why the moon changes through a cycle each month?
The moon does not change (much). What an observer on Earth sees changes as the Moon orbits the Earth and the Earth/Moon system orbits the Sun much more slowly is the illuminated portion of the moon growing (covering more and more of the visible portion of the Moon) and when the Moon is full, the Sun Earth and Moon are more or less in line (if they were exactly in line it would be a lunar eclipse - which does happen a few times each year). Then as the Moon continues to rotate around the Earth, night after night, less and less of the illuminated portion is visible to the observer on Earth.
Can you run faster on the moon?
Yes, you can run faster on the moon because the moon's gravitational pull is weaker than Earth's. This means you would weigh less on the moon and could move more easily. However, it is important to note that the moon's surface is rocky and uneven, which can affect your running speed.
Does the moon spin fifty times faster than the earth?
No, the moon does not spin faster than the Earth, it actually spins much more slowly than the Earth does, just once per lunar month, keeping the same face pointed at the Earth at all times.
Compared to earth Jupiter A is much smaller B has no moon C rotates more quickly D has a lower internal pressure?
rotate more quickly
Does the moon orbit the earth or the earth orbit the moon?
The Moon orbits the Earth, but technically, the Moon and Earth orbit each other, around their center of mass. Due to the Moon's size, the Moon-Earth system is sometimes called a "binary planet" system.A little bit of both. Earth is much more massive than the Moon so the Moon mostly goes around Earth, but the Moon does still tug Earth around somewhat.The Moon helps with the Earth's tides.In more scientific language, the Earth and Moon both rotate around their common centre of mass, called the barycentre.This is actually inside the planet Earth. So, although it's not strictly correct, it'spretty accurate to say that the Moon orbits the Earth.
