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If you stood at the north pole and jumped up to look down on our solar system, the earth would be orbiting counter-clockwise, as well as spinning counter-clockwise. The moon would also be orbiting counter-clockwise, as well as spinning counter-clockwise at 1 revolution per orbit. The Earth then rotates 366.25 times per year approximately, which makes for 365.25 days since one is taken up by orbiting the sun.

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How can you summarize how long does it take the earth to orbit the earth how old is the moon and what direction does the moon travel the earth into two sentences?

The Earth takes about 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the Sun. The Moon is estimated to be around 4.5 billion years old and travels in an elliptical orbit around the Earth in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above the North Pole.


When the moon is full is it in its orbit around earth?

When the moon is full, it's "behind" the earth, that is, in the direction opposite the sun. The three bodies are lined up, with the earth in the middle, like this: Sun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earth -- Moon


Does the moon orbit from east to west?

No, the moon orbits the Earth from west to east, which is the same direction as the Earth's rotation. This eastward motion is why the moon rises in the east and sets in the west. The apparent westward movement of the moon across the sky each night is due to the Earth's rotation, not its orbit.


When does the moon orbit earth?

The moon is in constant orbit around the earth, all the time.


What what is the shape of the moon's orbit around Earth?

The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is elliptical. An ellipse is a flattened circle, much like an oval. The Moon takes just under a month to revolve around the Earth. Looking down on the Earth above the North Pole, the Moon revolves counterclockwise around the Earth, which is the same direction that the Earth rotates on its axis.An ellipse. Very close to a circle though.Unlike many other moons, the Earth's moon follows an elliptical orbit.

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Does the Earth spin on its axis in the same or opposite direction as the moons orbit?

The direction of the Earth's spin and the direction of the Moon's orbit is the same - counterclockwise


What direction moon orbit around earth?

the moon travels from west to east in its orbit


How can you summarize how long does it take the earth to orbit the earth how old is the moon and what direction does the moon travel the earth into two sentences?

The Earth takes about 365.25 days to complete one orbit around the Sun. The Moon is estimated to be around 4.5 billion years old and travels in an elliptical orbit around the Earth in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above the North Pole.


Does the moon orbit Earth or does the Earth orbit the moon?

The moon orbits Earth.


Does the moon orbit the earth in a anticlockwise direction?

Yes, the Moon orbits the Earth in an "anticlockwise" or "counterclockwise" direction. That direction is when viewed from above the Earth's North Pole.


Does the moon orbit clockwise or counter clockwise?

The moon orbits Earth in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from above the North Pole. This means it moves from west to east in its orbit. However, if viewed from the South Pole, the moon would appear to orbit in a clockwise direction.


What Direction is moons revolution?

If you were in space, hovering high above the north pole, looking down upon Earth, you would observe the earth revolving about its axis (rotating) in counter-clockwise direction. The moon orbits the earth also in a counter-clockwise direction, and once each orbit, the moon revolves around its own axis, also in a counter-clockwise direction.


When the moon is full is it in its orbit around earth?

When the moon is full, it's "behind" the earth, that is, in the direction opposite the sun. The three bodies are lined up, with the earth in the middle, like this: Sun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------Earth -- Moon


What is it called when the moon moves around the earth?

This is called its orbit. Strictly, the moon and the earth both orbit their common centre of mass. The path of the moon around Earth is elliptical orbit. It takes about 29 days to complete one orbit of earth by moon.


Does the moon orbit from east to west?

No, the moon orbits the Earth from west to east, which is the same direction as the Earth's rotation. This eastward motion is why the moon rises in the east and sets in the west. The apparent westward movement of the moon across the sky each night is due to the Earth's rotation, not its orbit.


Which direction does the moon move in as it crosses the sky?

The moon goes in the direction of its orbit


When does the moon orbit earth?

The moon is in constant orbit around the earth, all the time.