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Does the moon orbit the earth quicker than the planets orbit the sun?
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∙ 15y ago
Because the Moon is a lot closer to us, while the planets are so far away that you can't see its moving. Like a bird and an airplane. If you are looking up in the sky, you will see that the bird is moving a lot than the airplane. The distance is along the moons orbit is shorter than the other planets too.
Art Kshlerin
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∙ 15y agoYes it does; it is much quicker because we orbit the sun at a speed of about 67,000 mph and the moon orbits the earth at a speed of 2,288 mph so yes, much quicker. Yes. The moon goes around the earth in 28 days. The Earth takes one year to go around the sun. The reason is because the moon is very close to the earth, while the earth is far from the sun. So, the distance the moon must travel to orbit the earth is much shorter and quicker than the distance the earth must travel around the sun.
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∙ 10y agoBecause the Moon is a lot closer to us, while the planets are so far away that you can't see its moving. Like a bird and an airplane. If you are looking up in the sky, you will see that the bird is moving a lot than the airplane. The distance is along the moons orbit is shorter than the other planets too.
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∙ 15y agoPlanets move faster than others because of the gravitational pull of the sun. All the planets are pulled into the orbit. The planets that are closer to the sun go faster. It's because the distance is less so the greater the pull. Pluto moves slower because it is farther out and the gravitational pull is less.
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∙ 11y agoThe planets appear to move faster than the stars because the stars are so much farther away. This is the same reason that when you are driving, the ground appears to move by you so much faster than the moon.
Say you had two friends, and one of them ran right by you while another one ran the same speed, but was a mile away. The friend closer to you would appear faster, even though he or she is not.
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∙ 12y agoThe Moon is closer and it has a smaller orbit than Jupiter.
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∙ 12y agoThe earth spins faster than the moon. The earth spins faster because it has an axis, the moon doesn't have an axis.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoThe movement we see of the moon on a daily basis is caused by the rotating earth. You don't feel the earth moving because of its size and everything that is on it is moving with it.
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What planets are inside of Earth's orbit?
You cannot have planets orbiting planets. Planets orbit suns. Only satellites orbit planets. In the case of planet Earth, the moon is the only natural satellite.
What causes the moon to orbit the sun?
Nothing does.Simply because the moon does not orbit the sun.The moon orbits Earth, not the sun. And Earth orbits the sun.Gravity is what causes planets and moons to orbit.
How do you make a sentence with orbit?
The moon found itself in Earth's orbit. The planets orbit the sun. Etc.
How many days moons take to round of the earth?
Our moon requires 27.3 days to orbit the earth. No other moon orbits our earth--they orbit other planets.
List of planets in order that orbit the moon?
No planets are in orbit around the moon
What planets are inside of Earth's orbit?
You cannot have planets orbiting planets. Planets orbit suns. Only satellites orbit planets. In the case of planet Earth, the moon is the only natural satellite.
What causes the moon to orbit the sun?
Nothing does.Simply because the moon does not orbit the sun.The moon orbits Earth, not the sun. And Earth orbits the sun.Gravity is what causes planets and moons to orbit.
How do you make a sentence with orbit?
The moon found itself in Earth's orbit. The planets orbit the sun. Etc.
How is moon different than a planet?
The moon orbits the planet Earth rather than the sun, so it is considered a moon.
How many days moons take to round of the earth?
Our moon requires 27.3 days to orbit the earth. No other moon orbits our earth--they orbit other planets.
Does the sun or moon orbit the earth?
Earth's moon orbits the Earth however other planets have moons as well, often several per planet. All planets in our solar system orbit the sun, our closest star.
What do planets do when they orbit the earth?
There are no planets orbiting the Earth because all eight of them orbit the Sun. But the Moon orbits the Earth, and all it does is go round and round in a rather complicated orbit which is disturbed by the Sun's gravity.
List of planets in order that orbit the moon?
No planets are in orbit around the moon
Does the sun move with the earth and moon?
No, the moon orbits the Earth and the Earth Orbits the Sun. The Earth does not orbit in circular patterns. This is proved by Johannes Kepler. Kepler states that the planets orbit in elliptical.
What planets are surrounding earth?
Only the Moon surrounds or orbits the Earth, this is a moon and not a planet though. All of the planets, by definition, orbit (or surround) the sun.
How many planets away is the moon from the earth?
The moon is Earth's closest neighbor in space and the only natural object to orbit it. Counting it in "planets away from Earth" does not make any sense as the planets revolve around the sun, not Earth.
Do all planets orbit the moon?
No. The planets orbit the sun.
