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The earth by its gravitational pull keeps the moon in its orbit. The earths gravitational pull and the Moon's inertia creates a force called the centripetal force which keeps the Moon in orbit.

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What keeps moon from shooting out into space?

The Moon is kept in orbit around the Earth due to a balance between its inertia (which tends to make it move in a straight line) and the gravitational pull of the Earth (which keeps it in a curved orbit). This gravitational force constantly pulls the Moon towards the Earth, keeping it in its orbit.


Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?

The moon orbits Earth.


What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?

This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.


List of planets in order that orbit the moon?

No planets are in orbit around the moon


Why is a month about 28 days long?

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The Moon is kept in orbit by what?

The earth's gravitational pull.


Is the moon kept in orbit by gravity or lunar phases?

Gravity.


Is The earth and the moon kept in orbit by gravity and mass?

yes it is.


Why does the moon revolve around the earth continuously?

It is kept in orbit by Earth's gravity.


What force did Newton say kept the moon and planets in orbit?

That force is gravity.


How does the moon revolved around the sun?

The moon does not revolve around the sun. The moon revolves around the Earth though! kept in orbit by the earth's gravitational pull.


What keeps moon from shooting out into space?

The Moon is kept in orbit around the Earth due to a balance between its inertia (which tends to make it move in a straight line) and the gravitational pull of the Earth (which keeps it in a curved orbit). This gravitational force constantly pulls the Moon towards the Earth, keeping it in its orbit.


Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?

The moon orbits Earth.


The plants are kept in orbit by the sun's blank?

The planets are kept in orbit by the Suns gravity.


What is it called when a moon's orbit is backwards?

When a moon's orbit is backwards, it is referred to as a retrograde orbit.


Does the moon orbit the solar system?

no the moon does not orbit the solar system.


What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?

This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.