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The Earth's size remains relatively constant because any increase in size due to the accumulation of materials from space is offset by processes like erosion and natural movements of tectonic plates that reduce the planet's size. The Earth is in a dynamic equilibrium where these opposing processes maintain its overall size.

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Is the moon bigger than the earth?

Ah, what a lovely question! Believe it or not, the Earth is actually larger than the Moon. But that doesn't take away from the moon's majesty and beauty as it hangs there in the night sky, a tranquil companion to our own wonderful planet. Keep wondering about the universe, there's so much out there to discover!


What would happen if the sun got bigger than the Earth would it eat up earth?

The sun is not getting bigger by the heat produced bu it because it gets canceled by its enormous gravitational pull (the gravitational pull tries to pull the gases present in the sun to make it small and the heat produced expands it, thus canceling the effect of expansion or contraction.) But, it has enough hydrogen to keep its fire going for 5000 million years. When the time comes for the great fire to die, the sun will turn into a red giant, bloated to about 100 times its current size. So, if in that sense, I guess yes.


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Yes. Clearly the Earth orbits around the Earth.


How does gravity keep from spinning off into outer space?

The moon will not escape gravity, because the main principle involved is mass. Mass and gravity are very important. The object with higher mass has a bigger radius in gravity and a stronger pull, thus this is how we stay on earth and why the earth revolves around the sun as well as explaining why the moon keeps rotating around earth, although it is moving about 1cm away from earth every year.


Are we slowly getting closer to the sun over time?

Oh sweetheart, don't you worry about that. The distance between Earth and the sun actually stays fairly consistent every year, thanks to our beautiful elliptical orbit. We're just twirling gracefully through space, hanging out at a comfortable distance from our favourite star. His warm rays light up our world just right.

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