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A balance between gravity and centrifugal force ! The gravity of the earth is always trying to pull the moon closer. However - as with any spinning object, centrifugal force is trying to 'fling' it out into space. The two forces cancel each other out, and thus the moon stays in orbit.
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What is the largest natural satellite orbiting the earth?
The largest natural satellite orbiting Earth is the Moon. It is about a quarter of the size of Earth and plays a key role in stabilizing our planet's rotation.
What exactly does perigee mean?
Perigee relates to the orbit of the moon. For example, perigee is defined as the moment when the moon is orbiting "closest" to the Earth. Apogee, the opposite of perigee, is when the moon is orbiting "farthest" away from the Earth.
How would life on earth be different if you did not have a moon orbiting the earth?
there will not be water tides
Is there more than one moon orbiting around your planet?
In terms of the earth, there is only one moon orbiting around it. In terms of other planets, some planets, like Mars or Venus and Murcury have no moons. Other's like all the Gas Giants have more than one moon orbiting it.
ARE there moon orbiting your moon?
No, there are no known moons orbiting our Moon. The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. While some artificial satellites have been placed in orbit around the Moon by various space agencies, there are no natural moons orbiting our Moon.
What is the moon doing while earth is orbiting the sun?
while the earth is orbiting the sun the moon is orbiting the earth
When the earth goes around the sun does the moon go with the earth?
Yes, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the Moon orbits the Earth. This orbiting motion of the Moon around the Earth is what causes the phases of the Moon and phenomena like eclipses.
How may moons are orbiting the planet earth?
One moon is orbiting Earth and that is called The Moon.
What is in orbit with the Earth?
The moon. The earth is in orbit around the sun, but the moon goes with it, orbiting the earth directly and orbiting the sun indirectly.
Is there any moon on earth?
There is no moon on Earth, but there is one orbiting it; we call it the moon.
Is the moon on top of the sun?
No, it is orbiting our Earth, which is orbiting our Sun.
The earth revolves around the sun and the moon revolves around the earth the moon is held in orbit by the earth's is what called?
Every gravitational orbit is the result of the mutual gravitational forces between the orbiting bodies.
What is Name of the largest satellite orbiting earth?
The largest satellite orbiting the Earth is the Moon.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting earth and earth orbiting the sun?
The force of gravity.
Where have human been in the solar system outside of earth?
-- orbiting the Earth -- coasting on a trajectory between the Earth and the Moon -- orbiting the Moon -- the surface of the Moon That's IT ... the complete list.
How many moons are in the earth?
There is no moon IN the Earth. There is one moon ORBITING AROUND Earth.
What force is responsible for the moon orbiting around the earth and earth orbiting around the sun?
The force of gravity causes the moon to orbit the Earth, and the Earth to orbit the sun.
