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The moon has gravity, but it is much weaker than the gravity on Earth. It is not enough to hold onto an atmosphere.

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Does Earth have more gravity than the Moon?

Yes, Earth has more gravity than the Moon. Earth's gravity is approximately 6 times stronger than the Moon's gravity.


How does the earth's gravity hold air around the planet?

The Earth's gravity pulls the air towards it, creating atmospheric pressure that holds the air in place. This pressure decreases with altitude, which is why the air thins out the higher you go. This balance between gravity and atmospheric pressure is what keeps the air around the planet.


Why does the moon orbits the earth?

Gravitational forces cause the Earth to pull on the Moon, and the Moon to pull on the Earth (Earth is about 81 times as massive). Since the Moon is travelling with sufficient velocity, it does not fall into the Earth, but rather orbits around the Earth. The mutual attractive force between the Earth and Moon, due to gravity, keeps the two bodies in a state of mutual revolution. If the force of gravity didn't exist, then the Moon would take off from the Earth in a straight line, and the Earth would likewise take off from the Sun.


What force pulls the moon and earth toward each other?

gravity


How does the moon affect the waters of the earth?

Everything has it's own gravity. The bigger the mass the stronger the gravity. The Earth's gravity pulls the moon towards us, but the moon has its own gravity and, as it isn't strong enough to effect the planet as a whole, so instead it pulls the oceans towards it. As the earth rotates one side is always closest to the moon and is effected the most. This pulling of the oceans towards the moon is how tides work

Related Questions

Will you find gravity water and air on the moon?

The moon does have gravity, it is 1/6 that of the earth's. However the moon does not have water or air. There is no atmosphere to hold the air in.


There is no gravity air and what on the moon?

The Moon does have gravity! It is weak (just 1/6th of the Earth's) so the Moon has very little atmosphere.


Is it fun floating in the air on the moon?

You don't float in air on the moon because there is no air on the moon, and you don't float anyway. There is gravity on the moon; it is one-sixth the force of Earth's gravity, so you can jump six times higher on the moon, but you don't float weightlessly.


Is there any ants on the moon?

No. There is no air, no gravity, no ants.


Is it possible to float in air on the moon?

It's possible to temporarily "float" in air for a few seconds on the moon because of the low gravity.


Is their gravity on the moon?

Yes. The moon is less massive and smaller than Earth, so the force of gravity on objects near the moon's surface is less than on Earth. The gravity of the moon is around 1/6 the gravity of the Earth. The acceleration of gravity on the moon is 1.6 meters per second per second.


Why isn't there air on the moon?

There is no atmosphere on Luna, our moon, because it isn't large enough to have enough force of gravity to keep "air" molecules held down to the moon's surface.


The moon has no air or no liquid?

The moon has no air or no liquid. This is because the moon has no atmosphere and has little gravity to hold liquids.


Why there is no gravity in moon?

There is gravity on the moon.


How did Earth get in exactly the right distance away from sun and moon so gravity and livable air could exist?

gravity


Why hard to walk on the moon than in the Earth?

On Earth, there is more gravity than on the moon. There is no air resistance on the moon.


How moon produce tides if there is no gravity on moon?

The moon does have gravity. Surface gravity on the moon is about 1/6 what it is on Earth.