does the moon orbit the earth or does it orbit the sun?

Answer 1

Actually the moon and Earth orbit each other, and together they both orbit the sun as the "Earth-moon system"

Added: "It is the center of the earth-moon system, rather than the center of the earth itself, that describes an elliptical orbit around the sun in accordance with Kepler's laws. It is also more accurate to say that the earth and moon together revolve about their common center of mass, rather than saying that the moon revolves about the earth. This common center of mass lies beneath the earth's surface, about 3,000 mi (4800 km) from the earth's center."

Answer 2

The moon orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the sun the moon wasn't their before it crashed into the Earth and the gravity made the moon orbit the Earth

Answer 3

The Moon orbits the Earth, which is orbiting the Sun. So both, but if you drew the orbit of the Earth around the Sun, the Moon would be weaving in and out of it in a spiral-like pattern.

Answer 4

It actually orbits both the Earth and the Sun: just like the Earth orbits the sun, but also the center of the galaxy.

Answer 5

It orbits the Earth, but since the Earth orbits the Sun, technically it also orbits the Sun (:

Answer 6

Well it revolves around the earth so it orbits the earth, but the earth revolves around the sun so it also orbits the sun. The moon orbits the earth as well as the sun

Answer 7

It orbits the Earth and then by default orbits the Sun.

Answer 8

the moon orbits the earth which orbits the sun. so yes.

Answer 9

moon orbits the earth and the earth orbits the moon, also the eart orbits the sun, so technically, it orbits both

Answer 10

the moon orbits the earth whish in turn orbits the sun... some planets have several moons