are they the same thing or is the moon a planet and the sun a star.
2007-02-22 05:55:47 · 14 answers · asked by help! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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2007-02-22 08:50:06 · answer #1 · answered by stargazergurl22 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the days of the ancients, when the Earth was the center of the universe, the Sun, the Moon and all the planets were thought to orbit the Earth in the same way. The Sun and Moon were special cases because they were so big and bright, but the mechanism was the same.
Nowadays, we define things a little differently. A star is a gas ball that gives off its own light. A planet is a very large, round rock or gas ball that doesn't give off light and usually orbits a star. A moon is a rock that orbits a planet.
If a "moon" is NOT orbiting a planet, it's an asteroid, a comet, or a "dwarf planet". If a "planet" is not orbiting a star, it would probably be called a rogue planetoid or something (but we haven't seen many of these). It's not so much about what it is as how it moves.
2007-02-22 06:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, The Moon is the satellite of Earth which is a planet in the solar system where the Sun is the star. See the link below for more on this
2007-02-22 06:16:18 · answer #3 · answered by Lu 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are two separate entities, though neither of them are planets. The sun is a star and the moon is a moon satelliting around a planet (Earth) . The Earth is a planet.
2007-02-22 06:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The two are separate objects. The moon is a satellite, and the sun is a star.
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2007-02-22 15:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by aviophage 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the sun is a star
the earth is a planet
the moon is a satellite
2007-02-22 05:59:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the sun is a star and the moon is a satellite
2007-02-22 05:59:53 · answer #7 · answered by grosu ana 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The sun is a star.
2007-02-22 06:38:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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they dont know where the moon came from they think it might have came from the earth when a meteor hit it and the sun is a star ( i learned that it geography in skool today lol)
2007-02-22 06:06:05 · answer #9 · answered by Grant 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neither the moon nor the sun are planets.
The sun is a star.
The moon is a satellite orbiting earth.
2007-02-22 05:59:30 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Moon is a moon.
The Earth is a planet.
The Sun is a star. I hope this helps.
2007-02-22 07:02:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋