The moon is neither. Any object that revolves around a planet is called a moon. They are in their own class.
Name and etymologyThe proper English name for Earth's natural satellite is, simply, the Moon (capitalized).
Moon is a Germanic word, related to the Latin mensis (month). It is ultimately a derivative of the Proto-Indo-European root me-, also represented in measure (time), with reminders of its importance in measuring time in words derived from it like Monday, month and menstrual.
The related adjective is lunar, as well as an adjectival prefix seleno- and suffix -selene (from selēnē, σελήνη, the Ancient Greek word for the Moon). In English, the word moon exclusively meant "the Moon" until 1665, when it was extended to refer to the recently discovered natural satellites of other planets Subsequently, these objects were given distinct names to avoid confusion.
The Moon is occasionally referred to by its Latin name Luna, primarily in Science Fiction.
Two sides of the MoonThe Moon is in synchronous rotation, which means it rotates about its axis in about the same time it takes to orbit the Earth.
This results in it nearly always keeping the same face turned towards the Earth
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The Moon used to rotate at a faster rate, but early in its history, its rotation slowed and became locked in this orientation as a result of frictional effects associated with tidal deformations caused by the Earth
Small variations (libration) in the angle from which the Moon is seen allow about 59% of its surface to be seen from the Earth (but only half at any insta
The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.
No. The sun is a star, not a planet. The moon is a moon. If it had its own orbit around the sun it would be considered a terrestrial planet.
No. The moon is a natural satellite which orbits our planet every month.
No, the moon is not considered a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits a planet, in this case Earth. A planet is defined as a celestial body that orbits a star and is massive enough to have its own gravity shape it into a round or nearly round shape.
The star next to the moon is likely to be a planet, most commonly Venus or Jupiter. Stars do not typically appear as close to the moon as planets do.
The center of a planet star and or moon is the core
A planet orbits a star such as the sun. A moon orbits a planet.
A planet orbits a star whereas a moon orbits a planet.
a planet
A planet is in direct orbit around a central star, while a moon is in orbit around a large body (a planet) rather than in a direct orbit around a star. The moon orbits the planet, while the planet orbits the sun.
No. The moon is a satellite and the sun is a star.
No. The evening star is actually the planet Venus.
Neither -- the Moon is technically a satellite. It is in orbit around a planet. That planet orbits around a star. That star is one of billions of other stars which form a galaxy.
The moon is a moon, also known as a natural satellite.
The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.
That's because the sun's(or the star in that solar system) light reflects of the moon or the planet
A planet orbits a sun, a moon orbits a planet