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The moon is so close to the earth because the gravity of earth pulls it in which also causes the tides. Some Scientists say that earth is pushing out and leaving the earth a couple centimeters every year.
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Which is greater the moon's pull on earth or earths pull on the moon?
The moon is only strong enough to push and pull the tides in the ocean on earth. The earths pull is so strong it moves the entire moon in circles.
How is the moon special to the earth?
the moon controls the tides on earth and so our rotation speed and so the amount of hours in a day..it gives a ryhthm to earths existence
Why the moon orbits around earth not the sun?
Because the moon is much, much closer to the earth, so the earths immediate gravity has more of an effect on the moon. But the moon-earth "package" together both orbit the sun.
Why does the moon look so close to earth?
because when it rotates,it rotates too close
Why does Earth's shadow often covers the entire Moon during a lunar eclipse?
Because Earth is so much bigger than the moon, and the moon is relatively close to Earth, therefore Earth's shadow covers the entire moon during a lunar eclipse.
What makes moon revolve?
the earths gravity holds the moon so it orbits the earth.
Which is greater the moon's pull on earth or earths pull on the moon?
The moon is only strong enough to push and pull the tides in the ocean on earth. The earths pull is so strong it moves the entire moon in circles.
How is the moon special to the earth?
the moon controls the tides on earth and so our rotation speed and so the amount of hours in a day..it gives a ryhthm to earths existence
Why isn't there 2 eclipses every time the moon orbits the earth?
Because the sun, moon and earth are not always in alignment. The moon does not orbit the earth about the earths equator. The earths axis is tilted so the orbit around the sun does not always align with that of the moons orbit around the earth
Why was the moon so close to the earth on 19 march 2011 How does the moon get close to the earth?
It was not especially close; the perigee distance is 363,104 km. The Moon orbits the Earth in an elliptical path, and it comes that close to Earth every month. But the orbital cycle isn't on the same schedule as the phases of the Moon. The Moon happens to be exactly full at the very same time as the Moon reaches perigee only once every 28 years or so.
Why the moon orbits around earth not the sun?
Because the moon is much, much closer to the earth, so the earths immediate gravity has more of an effect on the moon. But the moon-earth "package" together both orbit the sun.
Is the Earth's moon smaller than Pluto?
it has a one fifth mass of earths moon and one third volume of earths moon
Why does the moon look so close to earth?
because when it rotates,it rotates too close
What are earths satellites and moon name?
Earth's only natural satellite is the moon. We call it The Moon. In Italian, Moon is Luna, so some people call it Luna.
When spacecraft goes on moon how it revolves after leaving earths gravitational pull?
ahhh now.... When a spacecraft leaves earths atmoshere it does not leave earths gravitational pull! the moon itself is in earths gravitational pull. which is what stops the moon from floating away so as far as i can imagine if you put a space craft on the moon you have not left earths gravitational pull or the E.G.P
The moon's diameter would fit in the Earth's diameter?
Yes. The moons size is 1/6th of earths so it can fit in the earth.
Why super moon to close the earth?
There was nothing all that special about the "super moon"; the Moon gets that close to Earth EVERY month. The catch is that when the Moon is closest to the Earth - perigee - is rarely precisely at the time of the full moon. That combination of a full moon just at perigee only happens every 28 years or so.
