2006-09-15 05:14:33 · 11 answers · asked by jfhaslam 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Life would have evolved on Earth even if we didn't have the Moon, although it might have evolved slower - some think that life evolved in tidewater pools. Remember that the Sun also contributes to our tides, but the tidal force from the Sun is only about half the tidal force from the Moon.
2006-09-15 05:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by kris 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think tidal forces have any benefit for the life on a planet so a planet without them is just as likely to develop life. There is no evidence that life on Earth needed the tidal forces of the moon to evolve.
Its only when that life becomes intelligent that it might be a problem afterall how could they look at each other romantically in the moonlight without a moon
2006-09-15 05:28:23 · answer #2 · answered by xpatgary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "large moon" thing is one of the last stories invented by those who find it scary that we may not be the only life in the universe.
there is no evidence that tidal forces play a role in the evolution of life.
tidal forces don't have to come from a moon. They can come from the main star. They can come from a quasi-star (Titan has plate tectonics because it orbits giant Saturn). They could come from a real star (in a system where Jupiter would not be a failed star, but a real star, with a couple dozen mini-planets around it).
2006-09-15 11:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by AntoineBachmann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life, yes. Amphibious or terrestrial life, eventually we could suppose, but surely not as quickly as on a planet with tides.
Isaac Asimov had a theory the the Moon stimulated human intellectual development. Without it, there is nothing particular to wonder at, because after you have got used to the Sun rising and setting, life would go on pretty much the same day after day.
2006-09-15 06:14:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
considering the fact that Mars is approximately two times the dimensions of the Moon (6,780km whilst in comparison with 3,476 km), it might could be two times as far because of the fact the Moon from Earth to look an identical length interior the sky. Mars is likewise approximately 9 circumstances extra great than the Moon (6.421 x 10^23 kg whilst in comparison with 7.349 x 10^22 kg) Gravity stress is mass divided by utilising distance squared. So the gravity Earth might experience from Mars at two times the area of the Moon could be 9 circumstances extra simply by mass yet 4 circumstances much less simply by distance. meaning it could be somewhat better than two times the tidal stress of the Moon. that isn't just about reliable sufficient to tear up the Earth. no longer just about.
2016-11-07 09:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A large moon probably wouldn't affect the creation of life on a planet. I would say, though, that it would greatly accelerate water based life-forms evolving into land based ones.
2006-09-15 12:00:16 · answer #6 · answered by MMac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as long as the planet has water life is possible (as we know it). the water doesn't have to have tidal forces for a species to exist.
2006-09-15 05:20:11 · answer #7 · answered by Fenris 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
We don't know nearly enough about the origin of life on earth (or anywhere else) to answer that question.
2006-09-15 05:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by Keith P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
know what your saying but yes because the sun creates life .
2006-09-15 05:17:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God can put life on whatever planet he wants to.
2006-09-15 05:21:26 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋