Orbits are established by the combined effects of gravitational attraction and relative velocity.
In other words, the moon, like any orbiting body, moves forward (tangent to its orbit) at a speed just sufficient to ensure that as it falls toward the earth due to gravity, it has moved far enough that the two motions combine to keep it at a roughly stable distance from the earth.
The Moon is orbiting a planet; It is orbiting the Earth. The velocity /acceleration of the Moon and the gravitational pull between Earth and Moon are in balance, so the Moon remains orbiting the Earth. Similarly the Earth and Moon , as a binary system, orbit the Sun , and the acceleration and gravitational forces are in balance. So none of us collide.
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)
No, the Moon is not in Earth's atmosphere. The Earth's atmosphere extends about 480 kilometers above the surface, while the Moon is about 384,400 kilometers away from Earth. The Moon is in space, orbiting around the Earth.
while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth
The Moon is orbiting a planet; It is orbiting the Earth. The velocity /acceleration of the Moon and the gravitational pull between Earth and Moon are in balance, so the Moon remains orbiting the Earth. Similarly the Earth and Moon , as a binary system, orbit the Sun , and the acceleration and gravitational forces are in balance. So none of us collide.
The Moon gives the Earth tides and the Earth keeps the Moon orbiting the Earth because of the gravitational pull.
Yes, the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon is what keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth. This gravitational force is what causes the Moon to travel in a curved path around the Earth rather than moving off into space.
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
The moon. The earth is in orbit around the sun, but the moon goes with it, orbiting the earth directly and orbiting the sun indirectly.
There is no moon IN the Earth. There is one moon ORBITING AROUND Earth.
All the time. (The moon is actually orbiting around the Earth, which is orbiting around the sun)
The force that keeps the moon in orbit around the sun is the gravitational force between the sun and the moon. This force causes the moon to continuously fall towards the sun but its orbital motion prevents it from colliding with the sun.
The moon orbits around the planet Earth.
the earth is orbiting around the moon and earth
the moon orbits around the planet, not the other way around; gravity keeps it orbiting
The large lump of rock orbiting around the earth is called the moon