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The other part of an orbit is that the Moon is flying away from earth at the same time they pull together. This is what keeps the moon in orbit, as opposed to the crashing or the complete loss of the moon.

Or , a balance between the pull of the earth's gravity , and centrifugal force , in which spinning objects send other objects out from the center.

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Which requires more fuel -- a rocket going from the Earth to the Moon or a rocket coming from the Moon to Earth?

A rocket traveling from the Earth to the Moon requires more fuel due to Earth's stronger gravitational pull. The rocket needs to overcome Earth's gravity to escape its orbit, which requires a significant amount of energy compared to landing and taking off from the Moon, where the gravitational pull is weaker.


There is no atmosphere on the moon. Explain on the basis of escape velocity?

The moon's escape velocity is lower than the average velocity of gas particles in its atmosphere, so the moon cannot retain an atmosphere as the gas particles would escape into space. This is why the moon has no significant atmosphere.


Would a spacecraft need as much fuel to escape from the moons gravity as it would to escape from the earths?

Escape velocity for the moon is a little over 5000 miles per hour. For the earth it is about 25,000 miles per hour. So the moon requires a fifth of the energy required to escape the earth.


Why is thermal escape of atmospheric gas much easier from the Moon than from Earth?

Thermal escape of atmospheric gas is much easier from the Moon than from Earth because the Moon has a much weaker gravitational force, which means that gas particles can escape more easily. Additionally, the Moon lacks a magnetic field to protect its atmosphere from being stripped away by solar wind and radiation.


How does newtons law of universal gravitation apply to earth and the moon?

it applies to the earth and moon because their two objects in the universe that attract each other.

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Is the escape velocity higher for the earth or the moon?

The mass of an object is the same wherever it may be. The weight of an object changes however. The weight of an object is the product of its mass times gravity. Gravity is greater on earth than it is on the moon, so an object will weigh more on earth.


Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth?

In a gravitational situation, the forces are exactly equal in both directions.-- The Earth attracts the moon with a force that is exactly the same as the forcewith which the moon attracts the Earth.-- You attract the Earth with exactly the same amount of force as the Earth attracts you.-- Your weight on Earth is exactly the same as the Earth's weight on you.


Will the moon escape from the earth?

yes, it creeps away from earth at about an inch a year.


Which requires more fuel -- a rocket going from the Earth to the Moon or a rocket coming from the Moon to Earth?

A rocket traveling from the Earth to the Moon requires more fuel due to Earth's stronger gravitational pull. The rocket needs to overcome Earth's gravity to escape its orbit, which requires a significant amount of energy compared to landing and taking off from the Moon, where the gravitational pull is weaker.


Earth's pull makes the moon revolve around it.Does the moon also pull the earth?

Sure, according to Newton's Third Law, the Moon must also attract the Earth. Actually, saying that the Moon revolves around the Earth is only an approximation. it is more accurate to state that Earth and Moon revolve around the common center of mass.Sure, according to Newton's Third Law, the Moon must also attract the Earth. Actually, saying that the Moon revolves around the Earth is only an approximation. it is more accurate to state that Earth and Moon revolve around the common center of mass.Sure, according to Newton's Third Law, the Moon must also attract the Earth. Actually, saying that the Moon revolves around the Earth is only an approximation. it is more accurate to state that Earth and Moon revolve around the common center of mass.Sure, according to Newton's Third Law, the Moon must also attract the Earth. Actually, saying that the Moon revolves around the Earth is only an approximation. it is more accurate to state that Earth and Moon revolve around the common center of mass.


How does newton's law of gravitation apply to earth and moon?

it applies to the earth and moon because their two objects in the universe that attract each other.


How does Newton law of gravitation apply to earth and the moon?

it applies to the earth and moon because their two objects in the universe that attract each other.


How does the moon move around earth?

It orbits around Earth because of the mutual gravitational forces between the Earth and the Moon, which attract them to each other.


Can you escape the earth gravity by going to the moon?

No. If you are on the moon, then the moon is the dominant gravitational body in your area, but the moon still orbits Earth and so is still very much under the influence of Earth's gravity.


Will the earth and the moon join?

Not hardly. The moon is moving away from the Earth at a rate of a few inches per year. In about 25000 years, the moon may have the potential to escape the gravity of the Earth.


Why can the moon not escape from the earth?

The earth is six times more massive than the moon. That keeps the moon in orbit around it, just as the mass of the sun keeps the earth in orbit around it.


There is no atmosphere on the moon. Explain on the basis of escape velocity?

The moon's escape velocity is lower than the average velocity of gas particles in its atmosphere, so the moon cannot retain an atmosphere as the gas particles would escape into space. This is why the moon has no significant atmosphere.