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Why doesn't the Moon look like the Earth if it is a fragment of the Earth?
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∙ 9y ago
We don't believe that the Moon is properly a "fragment" of the Earth. We believe that the Moon was formed from the debris when the pre-Earth collided with another primeval planet in the very early years of the solar system, about 4.5 billion years ago.
The cores of the two planets probably merged; this may be why the Earth has a larger iron core than the Moon does. The debris from the collision blasted away later coalesced to form the Moon.
The Moon has no atmosphere, and most likely never did. Without any atmosphere or water, the dry and sterile Moon never developed life, or any agents that would erode impact craters. So the Moon is covered with craters, but on Earth the craters are eroded away and erased within a few million years, by the action of rain, rivers, and wind.
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What does the reluctant cash box of earth tells you about the earth and the moon?
It like somthing with the moon
Moon is to satellite as earth is to What?
If the Moon is to a satellite, then Earth is to a planet. The Moon is a natural satellite orbiting Earth, just like artificial satellites orbit Earth. Similarly, planets are natural satellites orbiting stars, like Earth orbits the Sun.
Does the moon reflect all the sunlight falling on it?
no in Afghanistan when the moon is here the sun goes to the other side of the equator so the sun is behind the moon. you see because the moon doesnt make its own light the moon reflects off the sun which makes it look like the moon produces its own light but it doesnt. it gets its light from the sun. so the the sun keeps its light but it looks like it doesnt exactly
Could life exist on earth without our moon?
yep. the moon is just another astrological body. Its like living if like Pluto wasn't there: it doesnt have any effect. We need light, heat and water to survive, right? seeing as how the moon doesn't provide any of these, if it wasnt there, we wouldn't be missing out.
Why doesn't the moon orbit around the sun like the earth does?
The moon does orbit the sun. The moon orbits round the earth, while both earth and the moon orbits round the sun.
What are the changes of the earth when its gravity is as weak as the moon?
Gravity doesnt decline like magnetism, its fixed and proportional to the mass of the earth.
In the Solar System if the Sun is a Star what is the Moon?
its a fragment of a dead star. or a dead satr like the earth is I couldn't understand you're answer can you be more clear like what is a satr?
Why doesnt the solar eclipse occur every time the moon passes between the sun and earth?
because like finding gold, this is not like the moon comes between the sun and earth everyday, this is something that occurs occasionally.
Is the core of the moon like that of earth?
The moon is believed to have a metallic core similar to that of Earth, but smaller in proportion to the moon than Earth's core is to Earth.
How is earths moon like earth?
Like the Earth, the Moon is a sphere which is always half illuminated by the Sun, but as the Moon orbits the Earth we get to see more or less of the illuminated half.
What does the reluctant cash box of earth tells you about the earth and the moon?
It like somthing with the moon
Does the moon reflect all the sunlight falling on it?
no in Afghanistan when the moon is here the sun goes to the other side of the equator so the sun is behind the moon. you see because the moon doesnt make its own light the moon reflects off the sun which makes it look like the moon produces its own light but it doesnt. it gets its light from the sun. so the the sun keeps its light but it looks like it doesnt exactly
Is their lava on the moon?
No, The moon does not have a liquid core like Earth
Does the moon have a equator?
the moon do have a equator, just like Earth.
Does the moon have an atmosphere like earth's atmosphere?
No. The moon does not have an atmosphere.
What does the Earth's path around the moon look like?
The Moon's orbit around the Earth is an ellipse. The Earth doesn't go around the Moon at all.
Could life exist on earth without our moon?
yep. the moon is just another astrological body. Its like living if like Pluto wasn't there: it doesnt have any effect. We need light, heat and water to survive, right? seeing as how the moon doesn't provide any of these, if it wasnt there, we wouldn't be missing out.
