what is the rate which the moon orbits the earth?

Question

Assuming that the moon's orbit is cirrcular, what is the approximate rate at which the moon orbits the earth.


C=2*3.14*R
R=C/T
The average distance between the moon and the earth is 382,000,000 meters.

Answer 1

The Moon orbits around the Earth once per month, the angle between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun changes; we see this as the cycle of the Moon's phases. The time between successive new moons is 29.5 days (709 hours), slightly different from the Moon's orbital period (measured against the stars) since the Earth moves a significant distance in its orbit around the Sun in that time. The Moon is the only natural satellite of Earth: Orbit: 384,400 km from Earth, Diameter: 3476 km, Mass: 7.35e22 kg
Read More: http://www.nineplanets.org/luna.html

Answer 2

radius = 382 million km therefore circumfrence of orbit (c) is
764 million km * 3.14 = 2,399 million km
divide that by time (30 days or 720 hours or 43,200 minutes or whatever you want....)

Answer 3

Fast.

Answer 4

I think I heard it somewhere, um......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Oh, yeah! It was 18 to 19 km/sec