All matter exerts a gravitational pull on matter around it. The moon has a large enough mass to not only set itself in orbit with the earth, but also pull the water of the earth closer to it. This causes the spring and neap tides at full and new moons.
One each When moon is closest and furthest from Earth
The moons average distance from earth is 384,400 kilometres (238,855 mi). The closest the moon gets is 356,700 kilometres (221,600 mi) and the furthest is 406,300 kilometres (252,500 mi).
Moon is closest (¼ million miles), then the Sun (93 million miles), then the stars are the furthest (trillions of miles).
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Yes. High tides happen on the point on earth closest to the moon, and the opposite side of the earth.
A high tide.
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Earth is the closest planet to the moon and Venus follows as the second closest planet to the moon
the moon is the closest to the earth
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The closest planet to the Moon is Earth. The Moon is Earth's natural satellite and is closest to our planet in terms of distance.
The moon is said to be at its Perigee when at its closest point to the Earth, Apogee when at its furthest point. Perigee and Apogee can also be used for other objects when orbiting about the Earth. If we talk about objects orbiting the sun (such as the planets) we use the term Perihelion and Aphelion (the helion part coming from the latin name of helios for the sun). If the perigee coincides with a full moon, we get a `supermoon`. The moon is at its largest circumference as it is at its closest, and is also full.