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There is no place on the moon that always faces the sun. Just like the earth, the moon rotates on its axis,
completing one rotation in about 27.3 [earth] days. If you stand at any place on the moon, the sun rises from
one horizon, crosses the sky slowly, and sets at the opposite horizon about 14 days later. Then you're in darkness
for another 14 days, until the sun rises again and the whole thing repeats.
Now, there IS one side of the moon that always faces the EARTH. But that's a whole different matter.
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How is the moon affected by the earth?
The moon is affected by the Earth primarily through gravitational forces. This interaction leads to phenomena such as the moon orbiting the Earth, causing tidal effects on Earth's oceans, and influencing the moon's rotation to always keep one face toward Earth.
Which of the following forces exerted by the earth on the moon keeps the moon in orbit?
The force that keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth is gravity. Specifically, the gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon is what keeps the moon in its elliptical orbit.
Since the moon always keeps the same side facing earth does it rotates on its on axis?
Yes, it rotates at the same rate it orbits the Earth.
The Moon's near side always faces earth due to what?
The Moon's near side always faces Earth due to synchronous rotation, which means it takes the same amount of time for the Moon to rotate once on its axis as it does to orbit Earth. This causes one side of the Moon to always be facing us.
What keeps the moon moving?
The moon keeps moving in its orbit around the Earth due to its inertia and the gravitational pull of the Earth. There is a balance between the moon's velocity and the gravitational force that keeps it in a stable orbit.
How is the moon affected by the earth?
The moon is affected by the Earth primarily through gravitational forces. This interaction leads to phenomena such as the moon orbiting the Earth, causing tidal effects on Earth's oceans, and influencing the moon's rotation to always keep one face toward Earth.
Why the moon always keeps the same face?
It has a 1 to 1 rotation/revolution. it does turn on an axis but it turns as its revolving so earth always sees the same side.
Why is one face of the moon always seen?
This is because the moon's rotation on its own axis exactly matches its rotation around the earth, meaning the same face of the moon is always facing the earth
During the summer does the earth face the moon?
some part of the earth ALWAYS faces the moon. ALWAYS (its a big ball we live on)
Why does the sameside of the moon always face earth?
This is due to a phenomenon called synchronous rotation, where the moon rotates on its axis at the same rate it orbits the Earth. This causes one side of the moon to always face towards the Earth.
Does the far side or the near side of the moon always face the earth?
It always faces away from the earth
Does the same side of the moon always face earth?
Yes. It rotates at a rate which keeps the same side (or face) to Earth at all times. Or pretty much so. Because the Moon spins once per orbit, the same face of the Moon is always pointing to the center of the orbit. But because the Moon's orbit is elliptical rather than circular, we do get little peeks around the lunar horizon. It spins at a constant speed, but speeds up and slows down some in its orbit. In total, we can see about 54% of the Moon's surface from the Earth. And because the same face of the Moon is always turned toward Earth, an observer on the near side of the Moon would see the Earth appear to hang motionless (or almost) in the sky. And very little of the far side of the Moon ever gets a glimpse of Earth.
Does only one side of the moon face the earth?
Yes only one side of the moon is always facing the earth.
Which of the following forces exerted by the earth on the moon keeps the moon in orbit?
The force that keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth is gravity. Specifically, the gravitational pull between the Earth and the moon is what keeps the moon in its elliptical orbit.
When does the dark side of the moon face earth?
There is no "dark side" of the moon, meaning a side that's always dark. When it's nighttime on the moon on its near side, we see a New Moon. When it's nighttime on the far side, we see a Full Moon.The moon always keeps one face toward Earth, and to do that the moon has to rotate once on its axis every month. If you put a chair in the middle of the room, and you walk around the chair always facing it, then you'll find that you have to turn your body once with respect to the rest of the room before you can make one complete circuit around the chair.The moon does something similar. It always keeps one face toward the Earth - but to do that it has to spin on its axis once a month, at the same time that it's moving in its orbit around Earth. The moon's spin on its axis is what makes it possible for the moon to have a near side and a far side as seen from Earth.
Your moon always shows the same face to the earth?
The moon always shows the same face to the Earth due to its synchronous rotation, meaning it takes the same amount of time to rotate on its axis as it does to orbit the Earth. This synchronization occurs because of the gravitational forces between the Earth and the moon.
How does it take for the to rotate on its axis?
The moon has an axis, and as the moon orbits the Earth, it keeps the same face toward the earth. So the moon rotates on its axis the same length of time it takes to rotate the earth -28 days.
