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It is moving away from us, at an exceedingly slow rate. This is the result of tidal forces, and has been verified by measurements made with special reflective objects left on the moon's surface.

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How many moons does earth have now in 2010?

Maybe 4 moons. 1 of them is 5 km away from earth. The normal moons of earth is soon going to be gone away from earth. It goes 3.8 cm away from earth each year. Soon our nearest moon is going to be gone from us in a lot if years.


What is the affect of the moon movement on us?

The tides, the seasons and our stable 23,5 degrees angle. Without the moon the earth would spin around like mars and we wouldn't have any seasons. The Moon also slows the speed of the earth turning around itself down. The Moon is going away from us at a speed about 3cm/year (1,2inch/y). And eventually after 2 million years the Moon is so far away that it doesn't affect us, the eart, anymore.


Why does the illuminated part of the Moon appear to change shape to us on Earth?

The shape of the moon changes to us on Earth because of the position that the Sun, Moon, and Earth are in at the time. If the Sun, Moon, and Earth are at a 180o angle withe the moon and sun on the out side then we will have a new moon because the earth will be blocking all the light away from the moon.


What is the opposite word of full moon?

The opposite word of full moon is new moon. A new moon occurs when the moon is not visible from Earth, as it is located between the Earth and the Sun with its illuminated side facing away from us.


What does the term new moon mean?

A new moon occurs when the moon is positioned between the Earth and the Sun, with its illuminated side facing away from Earth. During a new moon, the moon is not visible from Earth because the side that is illuminated is facing away from us.

Related Questions

Can the moon kill us if to close to earth?

It's not going to happen, so there is no point in worrying about it. As the centuries pass, the moon is gradually getting farther away from us.


What are the changes in the moon?

moon is same like always but the only thing is moon is going away from earth


Will the moon fall on us?

No, the moon is actually slowly moving away from the Earth.


Why are the stars not as light as the moon?

stars are galaxies away from us and the moon isn't


How did the US travel to the moon?

by going in rocket


Which is closer the moon or the galaxy of stars?

The moon is closer because its at least a week away from us and outside galaxies are light years away


Where is the moon when there is a new moon?

The moon is still there it just appears as it is gone because the portion of it that is illuminated by the sun is facing away from us.


How many moons does earth have now in 2010?

Maybe 4 moons. 1 of them is 5 km away from earth. The normal moons of earth is soon going to be gone away from earth. It goes 3.8 cm away from earth each year. Soon our nearest moon is going to be gone from us in a lot if years.


How many miles an hour would you have to be going to get to the moon in one day?

About 10,000 mph. The moon is roughly 240,000 miles away.


Why did ancient astronomers assume the sun and moon orbit the earth?

Well they looked at the sky and figured they could always see them both and that they were just going around the earth. Not that the moon was going around us but we were going around the moon.


Are you going to kill us?

Not all of you... not right away.


Does the sun and the moon seem to be the same exact size during an solar ellipse?

the sun is a very big thing and is far away the moon is small compared to the sun and is near to us when the big sun goes far away it seems to be as big as the moon near to us