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The line of nodes of the Moon's orbit around the Earth is the imaginary line that connects the two points where the Moon's orbit intersects the plane of the Earth's orbit, known as the ecliptic. These points are called the ascending node, where the Moon moves from south to north of the ecliptic, and the descending node, where it moves from north to south. The line of nodes is significant in understanding eclipses, as solar and lunar eclipses occur when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align closely with this line. The orientation of the line of nodes shifts over time due to gravitational interactions, a phenomenon known as nodal precession.
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Is the moons orbit around earth straight with respect to earth's orbit around the sun?
No. The moon's orbit is tilted by about 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun. This is why we do not see eclipses every month.
Does the moon orbit Jupiter?
Not our (the Earth's) moon but Jupiter has lots of its own moons that orbit it.
How many days moons take to round of the earth?
Our moon requires 27.3 days to orbit the earth. No other moon orbits our earth--they orbit other planets.
Tiny planets that orbit?
Tiny planets that orbit larger planets are known as moons or natural satellites. These moons are held in orbit by the gravitational pull of the larger planet. Some examples include Earth's Moon orbiting around Earth and Phobos and Deimos orbiting around Mars.
What is the farthest point from earth in the moons orbit?
The farthest point in the Moon's orbit around Earth is called the apogee. At apogee, the Moon is approximately 405,500 kilometers (251,966 miles) away from Earth.
Is the moons orbit around earth absolutely straight with respect to earths orbit around the sun?
no
How long is moons orbit around earth?
29.5 days.
Is the moons orbit around earth straight with respect to earth's orbit around the sun?
No. The moon's orbit is tilted by about 5 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun. This is why we do not see eclipses every month.
What role does the moons orbit around earth play in both?
Both what?
How does the moons orbit around the sun affect seasons?
It doesn't. It is the tilting of the Earth's axis that creates the seasons. The orbit of the Moon (and our orbit around the Sun) affects Earth's tides.
Where do Saturn's moons orbit?
Around Saturn in space.in the rings and around earth. it had earth orbiting it befor the sun came
What is the name for all the moons that move around earth?
There is only one moon in orbit around the Earth. We call it the Moon.
How is the moons orbit around the earth realted to an apple falling from the tree?
the gravitaional pull
Do any moons orbit earth?
Yes. One moon orbit Earth (The moon)
Planets orbit around the sun but what do moons orbit?
Moons orbit around planets. They are natural satellites that are held in orbit by the planet's gravitational pull.
Why do you have two spring tides and two neap tides?
they are cuased by the moons grasity on earth and the orbit of earth around the sun
Why does the distance between the earth and moon change?
It varies, since the moons orbit around earth is not perfectly circular and central.
