Ok so there is the Moon,the Earth and the Sun. What goes round what???

Answer 1

The moon circles the earth, and the earth circles the sun.

Answer 2

The Earth goes round the Sun, the Moon goes round the Earth.

Answer 3

This can actually be a trick question. The answers above are correct for a "frame of reference" of the observer looking down at our solar system (the usual, understood frame of reference for this question).

On the other hand, if the frame of reference is an observer standing on the earth, then it would appear as if the moon and sun go around the earth!

Likewise, an observer on the moon would say that the earth and sun go round the moon, and an observer on the sun would say that the earth and moon go round the sun.

So, there is a valuable lesson in this question - what is the frame of reference? This is a very important question in physics problems of all kinds...

Answer 4

The sun is almost stationary, sitting in the center of our solar system. The Earth rotates the sun once a year. AS it's rotating around the sun the moon is rotating around us it takes the moon about 1 month to make a full rotation.

Answer 5

The earth circles the sun. The moon circles the earth.

Answer 6

It is called the "Solar System"---The sun is the center; The planets (including the Earth ), revolve around the sun, in elliptical orbits (not completely circular); The moon, a satellite of the Earth, revolves around the Earth (so I guess it is true that they also both revolve around the sun !)

Answer 7

The moon circles the Earth, which in turn circles the Sun.

Answer 8

the earth rotates around the sun as the moon rotates around the earth. the sun stays put in the center of the universe.

Answer 9

The moon orbits the earth, and the earth orbits the sun

Answer 10

The Moon revolves around the Earth.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
The Sun doesn't move.