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Probably faster: The Moon has been slowing down Earth's rotation for quite a while.
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Is the moon rotating faster than earth?
No. The moon rotates much slower than Earth. Earth completes a rotation once every days. The moon completes a rotation once every 27 days.
Will sound travel faster or slower on moon than on earth?
Sound will not travel on the moon because on the moon there is no air, and sound works by vibrating particles next to each other. YES IT WONT TRAVEL AT ALL
Why is there a difference in how many days it takes to see all the moon phases and how long it takes to revolve around the earth?
That is because the Moon's orbit is not exactly circular. Any orbit of one object around another is an ellipse; in this case, when the Moon is closer to Earth, it moves faster; when it is farther away, it moves slower.
Which is the slowest a solar or lunar eclipse?
Both result in the moon's orbit around the earth. In a lunar eclipse the moon is on the far side of the earth from the bright sun, and earth's shadow passes across its surface. Earth is larger than the moon, and casts a bigger shadow on it than the moon would cast on the earth during a solar eclipse. Therefore I would have to argue that the lunar eclipse should take longer, or be slower to complete.
How would the tides on earth be different if the moon revolves around earth in 15 days instead of 30 days?
If the moon moved around the earth faster, while the earth maintained the same rotational speed, the period between spring and neap tides would be less.
Would rocks on the moon weather faster or slower than on earth?
They would weather slower than on earth due to different amts of wind and rain than on earth.
Would a ball dropped from 5 feet on the moon hit the ground faster that a ball dropped from five feet on the earth?
No, it would hit slower because gravity on the moon is 1/6 the gravity on earth.
Only one side of the moon faces Earth because?
This is common for most moons. - Assuming that the Moon ever rotated faster than now, over time it would have rotated slower and slower, due to tidal forces. (Similarly, if it rotated slower, such tidal forces would have make it rotate faster.) Similarly, the Earth's rotation slows down over time, and in a far future, it will always face the same side to the Moon.
Does the moon spin on its axis faster than the earth?
No. It's much slower. The Earth takes a day to spin round. The Moon takes a month.
If the earth spins faster would the moon go faster around the earth?
No. The speed of the moon's orbit does not depend on Earth's spin; it depends on Earth's mass. However, a faster spin on Earth's part would make the moon appear to move across the sky faster, as it would for the sun and stars.
Is the moon rotating faster than earth?
No. The moon rotates much slower than Earth. Earth completes a rotation once every days. The moon completes a rotation once every 27 days.
What whould happen if you had no moon?
if there were no moon, there would be no light in the sky at night (earth would be a lot darker at night, earth's days would be longer (earth will rotate slower), and there will be no tides (the moon pulls the tides)
Why moon rotates slower than earth?
The influence of the Earth has slowed down the rotation of the moon.
Why is a day in the moon the same length as a year on earth?
Because the Moon Turns Slower Then The Earth.
Why is a day in moon the same length as a year on earth?
Because the Moon Turns Slower Then The Earth.
Is the acceleration on the moon less or more powerful than on earth?
Gravity on the moon is lower than earth since it had lesser mass. The falling object would accelerate at slower speed on the moon compare to earth.
How would an inverted can empty on the moon?
Neglecting the effects of air resistance, it would empty just like on earth only it would be slower. The time it takes would be proportional to the ratio of the mass of the moon to the mass of the earth.
