could we live without the moon?

Answer 1

i don't think so....

Answer 2

The pure and simple answer is: No.

Why? Becuase the moon is much, much more than a light source. It is also what keeps the earth alive in many ways. When the Moon travels around the Earth it "creates" two tidal forces. One for the sea and one for the land. The land one is the most important for "us" as it moves the earths surface and does many other things. However, the sea one is also important, keeping the "tides" moving in and out, and many people move their lives according to the tides.

Also, the moon when CREATED from the planetary collision between the Earth and another unknown object was 18, that's 18 times CLOSER to the Earth than it is now. So, it HAD A MUCH CLOSER ORBIT and the tidal forces were TREMENDOUS. Most likely the land moved in massive mountainous waves when the moon was overhead. This would have created earthquakes and tides, the whole earth would have been covered in volcano's from supermassive tectonic activity. There would likely be little air to breath at this time.

However, over time, as the moon moved AWAY from the Earth and the tides calmed down, things evened out. Oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen filled the atmosphere and plants and animals became more populous. (Mostly starting in "tide pools" where algae and other plants started producing "greenhouse gasses"). So again, the moon comes into play.

If the Moon were to disappear tomorrow, the Ocean Currents would most likely halt or stop their North to south and back again flowing. So the heart of the ocean would stop. This is explored (with somewhat of a free hand in "The Day After Tomorrow"), also, there would be no tides, so there would be no more "regular" fishing coming in as usual, in short, all our normal seafaring days would STOP. We would literally have to move ALL DOCKS AND WHARFS OUT TO SEA AND START OVER. Then the hard part starts. How do we keep the salinity of the ocean water from becoming desalinated; the water will warm and melt the ice caps thus making the salt water of the ocean uninhabitable for the most species of fish, thus killing OFF one of our largest supplies of food. When this happens, we're in deep doo-doo. (However, one theory says the water will simply FREEZE starting a New Ice Age).

Theres more, but i'm tired . . .

Thank god for Soleynt Green!

Answer 3

Apparently not according to the Discovery channel. Some of the things that the moon does:

1) It stabilizes the Earth so that the planet does not wobble on its axis that much. Mars, which has no large moon, has tilted on its axis by as much as 90 degrees over the eons (so that at some point, its North pole was pointed at the sun). You can only imagine what affect this might have on Earth's climate if Earth was like that. A variation of tilt in the Earth's axis by only a few degrees turned the grasslands of North Africa into the Sahara desert, so with no stabilizing Moon, the Earth's climate would vary so much as to make civilization impossible.

2. It seems that most sea life would not survive without the tides.

3. The Moon has absorbed many large asteroids that otherwise would have hit Earth (look at the craters).

4. The Moon may be responsible for the 24 hour day that we have now (by slowing down the Earth's rotation).

Answer 4

Yes but----Earth would spin much faster without its orbiting moon. That's because the moon's gravity pulls on Earth's oceans. The moon is largely responsible for the tides. The pull of the moon, and ebb and flow of the tides, puts the brakes on Earth's daily rotation. Billions of years ago, Earth spun around on its axis much faster. At one time, the cycle of day and night was less than ten hours long. If we'd never had a moon, we'd still have a shorter day.

And, if Earth rotated faster, other effects would come into play. Wind patterns would likely be stronger and longer lived. Consider the giant planet Jupiter, which rotates in about ten hours. Hurricanes on Jupiter can be enormous and last for centuries. Wind patterns stretch across the entire planet, giving Jupiter the banded appearance you can see if you look through a telescope. Try to imagine Earth with hurricanes of 700 mile per hour winds!

A constant gale force wind on Earth would have affected the evolution of early life. Imagine working, talking, and just walking around against the howling winds. Imagine trying to navigate a ship at sea. Exploration would have been greatly affected (much to the pleasure of some native peoples no doubt!) It is even very possible that some life forms might not even exist under such conditions.

Our nearest neighbor in space has been a major part of our lives. The next time you gaze at the moon, think of the role it has played, and how lost we might be without it!

Answer 5

I think it is a good question. The gravity of the moon is what causes high and low tides in the ocean. This has many benefits for the ocean. All I know is that without the moon, life would be a lot different.

Answer 6

maybe, the fact that radiation in outer space is so powerful that one exposure can kill in a jippy. but we, the awesome human race(no being sarcastic) will be able to resolve to that problem...

Answer 7

this universe is a huge system and everything here is co-related.any minor disturbance can cause huge calamity.
so answer to your question is no.

Answer 8

yes

Answer 9

wow yahwhoon made a great answer

Answer 10

no be cuz we would have to many kurcan and and a black out

Answer 11

u just asked this!