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There are a few methods that one could use to measure the distance between the moon and the earth. The easiest one that I can think of is this:
Place a mirror on the moon, shine a laser on it and time how long it takes for the light from the laser to the moon and back again. Take this number and multiply by the speed of light
Actually, NASA did exactly this on the Apollo 11 mission! Before Neil Armstrong & co. departed from the moon, they left a mirror there. To this day, scientists can point a laser and a telescope at the moon, and aim the laser at these mirrors, in order to accurately measure the distance between the earth and the moon!
Another method that you can use is to measure the angles to the moon from two different cities on the surface of the earth at the same time. By using similar triangles, you can compute the distance to the moon. Mind you, this requires EXTREMELY accurate measurement techniques.
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How much farther is the sun from earth than the moon from earth?
Find the distance from the earth to the moon, then the the distance from the earth to the sun, and simply subtract the both.
Where is the sun and the moon?
The Sun is at a mean distance of about 150 million kilometers from Earth. The Moon is at a mean distance of 380,000 kilometers from Earth. The direction at which you find them vary over time.
The moon's force is what percent of the sun's force?
The force of gravity between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. The mass of the Sun is approximately 27 million times greater than the mass of the Moon, and the average distance between the Sun and the Earth is about 93 million miles, while the average distance between the Moon and the Earth is about 238,855 miles. By calculating the ratio of the gravitational forces between the Moon and Earth and the Sun and Earth using these values, we find that the Moon's force is about 1/180,000th (0.00056%) of the Sun's force on Earth.
How many times greater is the distance from the sun to Jupiter than the distance from earth to the moon?
The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is about 384,400 kilometers, while the average distance from the Sun to Jupiter is approximately 778 million kilometers. To find how many times greater the distance from the Sun to Jupiter is compared to the distance from the Earth to the Moon, you can divide 778,000,000 by 384,400, which is roughly 2,025 times greater.
How far is the planet Venus's from the moon?
On average Venus is approximately 67.2 million miles or 108.2 million kilometers away from the Sun. In other units, it would be 0.723 AU.Mean distance of 108,209,000 km Maximum Distance 108,942,000 kmMinimum Distance 107,476,000 km
What is the distance of the moon from Earth?
To find the distance between the Earth and Moon you would use Lunar distance. Lunar distance is the measurement from and to the Earth and Moon which calculates 238,900 miles
How much farther is the sun from earth than the moon from earth?
Find the distance from the earth to the moon, then the the distance from the earth to the sun, and simply subtract the both.
On a scale in which the distance from the Sun to the earth is about 400 meters the distance from the earth to the Moon is?
Given the ratio of the distance between the earth to the sun and the earth to the moon, calculations find an incredibly small number, almost 1/400. Multiplying by 400 meters gives a distance of just over 1.028 meters in this comparison.
What light is used to find the distance of the Moon from the Earth?
Laser light.
Where is the sun and the moon?
The Sun is at a mean distance of about 150 million kilometers from Earth. The Moon is at a mean distance of 380,000 kilometers from Earth. The direction at which you find them vary over time.
The moon's force is what percent of the sun's force?
The force of gravity between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. The mass of the Sun is approximately 27 million times greater than the mass of the Moon, and the average distance between the Sun and the Earth is about 93 million miles, while the average distance between the Moon and the Earth is about 238,855 miles. By calculating the ratio of the gravitational forces between the Moon and Earth and the Sun and Earth using these values, we find that the Moon's force is about 1/180,000th (0.00056%) of the Sun's force on Earth.
How many times greater is the distance from the sun to Jupiter than the distance from earth to the moon?
The average distance from the Earth to the Moon is about 384,400 kilometers, while the average distance from the Sun to Jupiter is approximately 778 million kilometers. To find how many times greater the distance from the Sun to Jupiter is compared to the distance from the Earth to the Moon, you can divide 778,000,000 by 384,400, which is roughly 2,025 times greater.
How far is the planet Venus's from the moon?
On average Venus is approximately 67.2 million miles or 108.2 million kilometers away from the Sun. In other units, it would be 0.723 AU.Mean distance of 108,209,000 km Maximum Distance 108,942,000 kmMinimum Distance 107,476,000 km
How do you find the gravity between earth and the moon?
You have to step on the scale and weigh yourself in one place or the other, then write it down so you don't lose it while you're doing the calculations. -- If you know your weight on Earth, multiply it by 0.165 to get your weight on the moon. -- If you know your weight on the moon, multiply it by 6.042 to get your weight on Earth.
What mathematical equation describes how to measure the distance from Earth to the moon using Earth's diameter as a unit of measure?
You don't need a mathematical equation. All you need are the numbers.In round, approximate numbers:-- Earth diameter = 12,750 km-- Moon diameter = 3,475 kmIf you want a 'ratio' to amaze your friends with, then you can use an actualmathematical equation for that:The ratio of the Earth's diameter to the Moon's diameter isDE / DM = 3.669 (rounded)-- The linear dimensions of the Earth are 3.669 times as large as those of the moon.By simple geometry, then, you can say that . . .-- the Earth's surface area is 13.462 times that of the moon,-- Earth's volume is 49.39 times the Moon's volume.(If you're in the league of those that are comfortable with mathematical equationsand like to toss them around, then you find that some consider the phrase "timessmaller" to be quite arbitrary, while to others, it has no meaning at all.)
How many strawberry seeds would it take to get to the moon?
The distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the moon is about 384,467 km. If you subtract from this distance the average radius of the Earth (6,378 km) and the average radius of the moon (1,738 km), you find 376,351 km.Convert the diameter of a strawberry seed, 2 millimeters, to kilometers: .000002 km. Now, divide the distance from the surface of the Earth to the surface of the moon by the diameter of a strawberry seed. The answer is: 188,175,500,000 strawberry seeds!
How do you find the actual distance between two points on Earth using graphic scale?
To find the actual distance between two points on Earth using a graphic scale, measure the distance between the two points on the map using the scale provided. Convert this measurement to actual distance by using the ratio scale (e.g., 1 cm = 100 km) provided on the map. Multiply the measured distance by the ratio to find the actual distance between the two points on Earth.
