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How far will the moon move away from the earth in 1000000 years?
The moon is drifting away from earth at a rate of about 38 millimeters per year. So in 1 million years, the moon will have drifted another 38 kilometers or abour 24 miles further from Earth.
When earthquake happen when these sections of earth crust move?
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
Why does the moon move away from the earth each year when the earths gravity was supposed to pull the moon back?
This one's slightly complicated, so bear with me! I find diagrams help a lot, so since I can't put them in here, get a pencil and paper out and see if you can sketch what's going on in steps 1-4 if it helps you understand. 1) The Moon's gravity causes tides on Earth. In theory, the tidal bulge (where the water piles up) should be directly under the Moon. 2) However, Earth is spinning, which carries the tidal bulge forward a bit. So in reality, the tidal bulge is slightly ahead of the Moon. 3) The tidal bulge has a very small gravitational pull of its own, which pulls the Moon forwards in its orbit. This causes the Moon to speed up. 4) Newton's laws show that anything in an orbit that speeds up will move out higher into a bigger orbit, so the Moon gradually moves away. This effect isn't much, only about 3cm a year - that's about the same speed the plates drift across the Earth, or that your fingernails grow. However, it does mean that when the Moon formed, around 4.6 billion years ago, it was 20 times closer to Earth than it is now! This has even more implications, however: 5) At the same time as the bulge pulls the Moon forward and speeds it up, the Moon pulls the tidal bulge backwards, and slows it down. Friction between the ocean and the Earth beneath causes the Earth's rotation to slow down, too. So in effect, energy is being transferred from Earth to the Moon. Earth slows down, the Moon speeds up, and moves further away.
Why the earth not in thermal equilibrium with sun?
because the earth and the sun is not in the thermal contact with each other that is why the earth & the sun is not in thermal equilibrium.
How does gravity make something move across the surface of earth?
the pull of earth's gravity makes any objects fall to the ground.As the moon goes around earth, its gravity pulls on earth causing water in the oceans to move toward the moon.Earths gravity also pulls on the moon.
How do Earth and moon move through the space?
they are pulled by the Earths gravity
Would the moon top moving if earths gravity did not pull on it?
If the Earth's gravity were to stop pulling on the moon, the moon would continue to move. It would, however, fling off away from the Earth rather than continuing in its orbit.
Does the moon move If yes explain?
the moon flys away from the earth
Can the moon stop?
Well no because of the fact that the moon is stuck in the earths orbit and cant get out because it is to small to pull away from the earths orbit but really if you are talking about stop spinning then the answer is still no mostly because of the fact that because it is stuck in the earths orbit it has to stay in rotation just like the earth and also because one of our thoughts is the billions of years ago the earth (Young earth to be truthful) was hit by a small planet as big as the moon and the earth was still hardening so apart of it came of and the moon was made and the friction made by the hit made the moon and the earth start to rotate so does that answer your question? Well the moon move's away from the earth about 3 to 5 inches each year but no the moon will not stop:)
What is making the moon move far away?
The law of conservation of angular momentum. The earths rate of rotation is slowing due mainly to the drag of the tides caused by the moon. To conserve the angular momentum in the earth/moon system the moon has to recede. The moon isn't moving.
The atmospheric pressure near the earths surface does what?
It decreases as you move away from the earth surface
What happen as earth's plates move away from each other?
When earths plates move away from each other ( separate ) Volcanoes form.
Why doesn't the moon move away from the earth?
because of the earth gravitational and magnetic pull
What would happen if the moon slowly moved away from earth?
The moon does slowly move away from earth at an estimated two inches every year, it is a possibility that (if you believe in the apocalypse) the cause for the fall of Earth is the moon losing its orbit with earth and drifting away.
How much does the moon move away from earth each year?
The moon moves about 4cm away from the earth each year. This is because the moons orbit around the earth is tilted about 5 degrees. The moon is spiraling away from the earth and one day we might not have a moon.
How many inches does the moon move away from the earth each year?
The moon is moving away from the Earth at a rate of about 3.8 centimetres - or 1.5 inches - per year.
How far does the moon move away from the Earth in on year?
About 1 second away every 50,000 years
