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If the moon did not orbit the Earth then there would not be a day or a night. We would see the moon when it is day time.(Depending what part of the Earth your'e on.)
The moon influences much on Earth. Tides, weather, even animal behavior can be affected. If the moon didn't exist, I believe that problems with a balanced gravitational pull would exist.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIf the moon's orbital plane coincided with the Earth's, then every New Moon would
coincide with a solar eclipse, and every Full Moon with a lunar eclipse ... one of each
in every 29.5 days. Nobody would give it any thought. That would just be the way
things are, and the way they had always been.
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Is summer hotter because earth is closest to the sun during this time?
No. In fact Earth is at its farthest point from the sun in early July and at its closest point in January. Earth's axis of rotation is tilted so relative to its orbit, so each hemisphere is alternately tilted toward and away from the sun. When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it experiences summer while the southern hemisphere, which is tilted away, experiences winter. When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, sunlight strikes the surface there at a steeper angle, so the sunlight is less spread out than it would be hitting at a shallow angle. The more concentrated sunlight results in greater heating.
Why does it get so hot in April?
The simplest, but by no means the complete answer is that the Earth is "tilted" in relation to the rays of the sun. In Summer, the Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, and receives more solar energy than it does in the Winter, when it is tilted away from the sun. Sorry, this is really a follow up question. Why does it continue to get hotter in summer when the longest day is at the begining (June 21st N. Hemisphere). You would think June 21st would be the hottest day as the days are getting shorter after that.
what Scientists have explored only a small portion of space. What evidence is there that gravity exists outside of what they have explored?
Gravity is the force that holds our Solar System together. It allows planets and moons to keep their elliptical orbits around the Sun. Even though humans have explored only a small portion of space, we know that our Solar System orbits the center of the much larger Milky Way galaxy. Without gravity, our Solar System would not be able to maintain this orbit.
Is there a relationship between the number of moons a planet has and its diameter?
They are not directly related, but in general, larger planets have more moons. we can only talk about the planets in THIS solar system; while we know of a couple of thousand other planets in other solar systems, we know nothing at all about their moons. We expect to find moons, once our telescopes get better (or our spacecraft get closer) but at this point, it is mostly guesswork. From smallest to largest (by mass), the number of known moons is 0, 2, 0, 1, 27, 14, at least 150, 67. If you want to measure diameter instead of mass, swap the 27 and the 14. You should also be aware that it appears to be an oddity of our solar system that the outer planets are large and the inner planets are small, so what appears to be a slight positive correlation between size and number of moons may actually have more to do with distance from the Sun (in that ranking, the number of known moons is 0, 0, 1, 2, 67, 150+, 27, 14). In the universe as a whole there are plenty of "hot Jupiters", massive planets in very close orbit around their primary star. We have no idea how many (if any) moons any extrasolar planet has.
What would most likely occur if an experimental design specifies only test group?
The experiment would lack a control group
Do Jupiter's moons orbit it?
Yes. if they did not they would not be Jupiter's moons.
What would happen if the path of a satellite if its orbit was tilted more?
If its orbit is tilted relative to the equator,it will move over different parts of the earth.
How would you describe Neptune's orbit?
Neptune's orbit is more like Pluto's orbit, slightly tilted.
What would happen to the seasons if earth was tilted on its axis as it orbit the sun?
It is tilted (23.5 degrees).
Why is the Moon's orbit tilted?
Maybe because the earth's tilted orbital plane causes the moon to orbit tiled, if the earth was straight it has said that the moon would orbit straight line.
Why do moons orbit Jupiter?
Moons orbit Jupiter because of the combined influence of gravity. and the forward motion of the moons. If there were gravity along, the moons would fall into Jupiter. If there were only forward motion, the moos would fly off into space.
Why are there no moons around moons?
Most moons orbit close enough to their planets that the planet's gravity would render any orbit around a moon unstable in the long term.
What could not occur if the Earth was not tilted?
There would be no seasons.
What planets suround Jupiter?
Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons in orbit around it. No planets are in orbit around it, since they would then be classed as moons. The planets in orbit either side of Jupiter are Mars and Saturn.
What would happen if the moons orbit were completely in the same plane as the earths orbit around the sun?
A lunar eclipse
Do moons have to orbit a planet?
Yes, because if they didn't they wouldn't be moons, they would just be chunks of rock or whatever they are made of.
What would happen to the frequency of eclipses if the moons orbit were not tilted?
If the plane of the moon's orbit coincided with the plane of the earth's orbit (the 'ecliptic plane'), there would be a solar eclipse at every New Moon, and a lunar eclipse at every Full Moon. Nobody would think anything of it. It would be commonplace, just "the way things work", and nobody would even bother to look up. Eclipses would be as boring as the sunrise and sunset are, even though all are equally miraculous.
