Yes it is
Possibly that the moon is accelerating towards the earth constantly, as gravity is pulling it towards us. the reason it doesn't crash into us is that it is moving at 90 degrees to us. Because it is always being pulled towards us but is also moving to the side, it ends up orbiting us. I hope this explanation is simple enough to answer your question.
Gravity is caused by mass, so objects with more mass, such as planets and stars, exert a lot of gravity. The earth and everything on it are constantly falling towards the sun because of the sun's immense gravity. ... Because of this sideways momentum, the earth is continually falling towards the sun and missing it.
The moon does not point towards a specific location. Its position in the night sky changes constantly as it orbits around the Earth. The moon's orientation is influenced by the gravitational pull of the Earth and the position of the sun in the sky.
No. As a ball accelerates toward the Earth, the Earth is also accelerating to the ball. The Earth's acceleration is much too small to be detectable. But multiplied by the Earth's large mass, it is equal and opposite to the increase in the ball's momentum.
Until the object reaches it terminal velocity
Our Earth is not in a falling orbit.
There is none. Let's say you and the earth were the only 2 objects in our Universe. The two of you would immediately start falling toward EACH OTHER. Of course, with earth being a gigantatillion times bigger than you, all you would notice (if you had delicate instruments to measure your movement) is you falling toward earth. So there is no definite distance from earth before you start falling toward it. In reality, there are trillions of stars and gazillions of tons of space dust - you would fall toward them instead of toward earth, but there would STILL be a tiny tiny amount of falling toward earth.
at terminal velocity
The space station is orbiting the earth. That means it is constantly falling, but falling AROUND the Earth. Satellites do the same thing.
The force that pulls an object toward earth also pulls the earth toward the object. The two forces are equal. Together, we refer to them as the forces of gravity.
satellites are not weightless. they actually aren't even floating in space. satellites are constantly falling towards the earth but because of their crazy fast speed they constantly miss the edge of the earth and can continue falling. pretty wild stuff gravity is.
satellites are not weightless. they actually aren't even floating in space. satellites are constantly falling towards the earth but because of their crazy fast speed they constantly miss the edge of the earth and can continue falling. pretty wild stuff gravity is.
When an object is falling toward Earth, the force pushing up on the object is gravity, which is pulling the object downward towards the Earth's center. There is no active force pushing the object up as it falls.
The moon is falling, but since the Earth's gravitational pull is constantly acting on it, the moon keeps falling but it is moving towards the Earth so it move in an egg shaped motion.
Earth pulls on the object, and the object pulls on Earth
Nothing "supports" the Earth in space. It is constantly falling around the sun, in a situation and on a path called an "orbit".
The moon is falling, but since the Earth's gravitational pull is constantly acting on it, the moon keeps falling but it is moving towards the Earth so it move in an egg shaped motion.