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Does Earth's moon move away from Earth by 4 cm per year?
Yes
What is the orbital period of the moon?
27.3 days around the earth.
What do you see when the sun lights the side of the moon facing away from earth?
That is the time of the new moon. You wouldn't actually see it except during a solar eclipse.
What controls the tides?
The Moon's gravitational pull, as it goes around the Earth, makes the waters of the seas follow its motion. Also, on the opposite side of the Earth from the Moon, the seas have the least gravitational pull and seem to be pushed away from the moon. Because of these two gravitational effects, there are two high tides for each orbit of the Moon around the Earth. As the Moon orbits the Earth almost every twenty-four hours, there are two tides every day.
What are the name of Earth's moons?
The Earth has only one moon so the Earth's moon name is Moon, The Moon or it can be the Latin name "Luna".
How many light years is it to the moon?
The moon is about 0.0000000406 light years away from earth.
Is the north star closer to the earth than the moon?
No, the North Star (Polaris) is much farther from the Earth than the Moon. The Moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from Earth, while Polaris is about 434 light-years away.
Will the earth and the moon join?
Not hardly. The moon is moving away from the Earth at a rate of a few inches per year. In about 25000 years, the moon may have the potential to escape the gravity of the Earth.
How far away is the moon from earth in light years?
The moon is about 1.278 light-seconds from Earth.Converting that figure to the equivalent fraction of a year, I get0.000 000 040 486 light-year (rounded)
How far does the moon move away from the Earth in on year?
About 1 second away every 50,000 years
When the earth was made how far away was the moon?
It is estimated that the moon was formed about 4.5 billion years ago, approximately 384,400 kilometers or 238,855 miles away from Earth.
How many light years away is Ganymede from Earth?
Ganymede, the largest moon of Jupiter, is about 666 million kilometers away from Earth on average. This distance is equivalent to approximately 0.00007 light years.
How far away was the moon from the earth 4 billion years ago?
Around 4 billion years ago, the Moon was significantly closer to Earth than it is today, approximately 15,000 to 20,000 kilometers (about 9,300 to 12,400 miles) away. This proximity was due to the Moon's formation and the gravitational interactions between the Earth and Moon shortly after the Moon's formation. Over time, tidal forces have gradually caused the Moon to drift away, currently averaging about 384,400 kilometers (238,855 miles) from Earth.
The moon is about 239000 miles away from what?
planet earth
Are the stars further than the moon?
Yes. They look smaller but they are bigger. They only look smaller because they are further away.
Which is near to the earth sun or moon?
The moon is much closer to the earth that the sun. The moon is about 239,000 miles away. The sun is about 93,000,000 miles away.
Are the stars farther than the moon?
Yes, stars are much farther away from Earth than the moon. The moon is approximately 238,855 miles away from Earth, while the closest star to Earth (Proxima Centauri) is about 4.24 light years away, which is significantly farther.
