Is the moon accelerating

Answer 1

The acceleration in freefall on the Moon is about 1.622 meters/sec2 (approx. 0.165 Earth g).

The acceleration due to gravity can be found using Newtons law of Universal Gravitation.

The mass of the moon is 7.36x10^22 The radius of the moon is 1,737.4 kilometers or 1.7374x10^6 meters and newtons gravitational constant is 6.67x10^-11(m^3)/(kg*s^2).

Using this information we can use the formula a=(G(m2))/(r^2) where a= acceleration on the moon G is gravitational constant and m2 is the mass of the moon.

So... a=(6.67x10^-11(m^3)/(kg*s^2)(7.35x10^22kg))/(1.73x10^6m)^2 so acceleration on the moon a=1.62631m/s^2

Or you could do it the easy way since gravity on the moon is 1/6 that of earth the acceleration of gravity of the moon would be 9.8/6=1.63m/s^2

Answer 2

Well... not exactly. The Moon is constantly accelerating towards the Earth, but its sideways velocity is great enough that it never actually gets there. This is more or less the definition of "orbit".

Answer 3

The situation on the moon is similar to the situation on earth as regards gravity. The gravitational constant here actually varies a bit from, say, the equator to the poles, but its pretty much the same. On the moon, there is a gravitational constant associated with this celestial body as well. On our single natural satellite, the gravitational constant is 1.622 meters per second2 or 0.165 4 g. (The g is earth's gravitational constant.) As the moon isn't perfectly round (as earth isn't perfectly round), there will be a slight variation across the lunar surface. But not much.

Answer 4

No. Earth is not an exact sphere; some places are closer to the center than others. Also, at the equator the Earth rotates away from any falling objects. This is sometimes expressed as if the rotation caused a centrifugal force. Also, on a mountaintop Earth is a bit farther away than at sea level. All this causes slight differences in the force of gravity. The Moon rotates slower than Earth, so there won't be that many difference, but there are still differences in height.

Note that there is a big difference in the force of gravity - and hence, in the acceleration of a falling object - between Earth and Moon.

Answer 5

The acceleration of gravity on the moon is approximately 1.62 meters per second squared.

Answer 6

yes because speed can be increasing or decreasing or even turning and when the moon is revolving around the earth it is changing speed

Answer 7

No, the moon is not accelerating. Its speed and orbit around Earth remain relatively stable over time.

Answer 8

about 5 ft/sec/sec