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Both. All heavenly bodies attract each other. But the force with which bodies will attract other bodies is based on the mass of the bodies in questions (and the distance between them). The more mass a body has, the more it pulls on another body. The sun is thousands of times more massive than the moon, so it pulls on it more than the moon pulls on the sun. The moon stays here, though, because the earth pulls on the moon, and it is a lot closer to the moon than the sun is. A lot closer. And even though the earth has only a tiny fraction of the mass of the sun, because earth is closer to the moon, the moon stays here with us and isn't pulled away by the sun.
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How many km is the sun from earth?
The earth is an average of about 149,668,992 kilometers from the sun.
How is the position of the full moon in relation to the earth and sun different from the position of the full venus in relation to earth and the sun?
When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.
How is the position of the full moon in relation to Earth and the sun different from the position of the full Venus in relation to Earth and the Sun?
When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.
Why people see the same side of the moon?
Just like the sun the moon rises and sets...so as the earth rotates you see the same moon and the same sun it's just when the sun is on one part of the earth you see the moon and vice versa..... Comment: I can't say that helps much, but I will not delete that answer. This is my answer: People see the same side of the Moon because gravity has locked the Moon's rotation period at the same length of time as the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit of the Earth. If you think about it, that means we must always see the same side of the Moon.
Why dont you have an eclipe of the moon every month?
eclipses are actually very rare and are basically a miracle they occure. since the earth is spinning around the sun and the moon is spinning around the earth at the same time its rare that they end up covering the light from the sun. simple terms...sun gives off tons of light towards earth, moon is spinning and so is earth, and the moon is REALLY far away, and somehow the moon manages to get stuck in the earths shadow and vice versa
Why do you not notice that the earth is rotating?
Gravity.Correction:The Earth's rotation has nothing to do with gravity and vice versa. One notices the earth's rotation in the rising and setting of the moon, sun, planets and stars.
Which planet has a moon that orbits backwards?
Neptune. It's largest moon Triton orbits Neptune a direction opposite to the direction Neptune orbits the Sun. So either Triton orbits Neptune in a clockwise direction whilst Neptune orbits the Sun in a counterclockwise direction.. or vice versa. Hope this is what you meant! :D ~Riley
Could you ever observe the full moon during the day?
The sky lightens somewhat before actual sunrise and remains light a bit after sunset, so if you have a very generous definition of "day" the answer might be yes. When full the moon is directly opposite the sun in the sky, so it will be rising when the sun is setting and vice versa.
How many km is the sun from earth?
The earth is an average of about 149,668,992 kilometers from the sun.
How is the position of the full moon in relation to the earth and sun different from the position of the full venus in relation to earth and the sun?
When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.
How is the position of the full moon in relation to Earth and the sun different from the position of the full Venus in relation to Earth and the Sun?
When the moon is full, it is on exactly the opposite side of the Earth from the sun. A map of this would have the sun on the right side of a piece of paper, then Earth to its left followed by the moon to the left of the Earth.When Venus is full in the sky, it is on the opposite side of the sun from Earth. A drawing of this would have Venus all the way to the left, followed by the sun, then the Earth in a straight line (or vice versa), as long as they are directly on either side of the sun.
What does a shadow look like?
A silhouette of yourself and being father away from the sun makes it long and vice versa
Why is your shadow sometimes behind you and sometimes in front of you?
It has to do withe position of the sun, if the sun is in front of you then your shadow is behind you vice versa and so on and so forth
Why do solar and lunar eclipses not occur twice a month with each new and full moon?
It has to do with the orbit of the Sun, the Moon, and the Earth all in the right place at the right time. The Sun must be rotated at a certain degree from the Earth to block the moon, and vise-versa for the Moon to the Sun.
Why people see the same side of the moon?
Just like the sun the moon rises and sets...so as the earth rotates you see the same moon and the same sun it's just when the sun is on one part of the earth you see the moon and vice versa..... Comment: I can't say that helps much, but I will not delete that answer. This is my answer: People see the same side of the Moon because gravity has locked the Moon's rotation period at the same length of time as the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit of the Earth. If you think about it, that means we must always see the same side of the Moon.
Why dont you have an eclipe of the moon every month?
eclipses are actually very rare and are basically a miracle they occure. since the earth is spinning around the sun and the moon is spinning around the earth at the same time its rare that they end up covering the light from the sun. simple terms...sun gives off tons of light towards earth, moon is spinning and so is earth, and the moon is REALLY far away, and somehow the moon manages to get stuck in the earths shadow and vice versa
If the sun and moon were further apart would it affect the gravitaional pull?
yeagh.....diffenetly...since they also attract masses ,if we increase the distance the pull by the sun moon on the body decreases,then automatically the resutant woulb be increased yeagh.....diffenetly...since they also attract masses ,if we increase the distance the pull by the sun moon on the body decreases,then automatically the resutant woulb be increased
