2007-07-11 03:05:04 · 5 answers · asked by J.C. 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Moon controls tides, weather, daylight and some believe it even effects OUR MOODS!
2007-07-11 03:13:03 · answer #1 · answered by Lilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
earth and moon orbit each other around a center of mass
the moons gravity pulls in the opposite direction of the earth's gravity, thus making things a tiny bit lighter, if you will so.
this causes water to form a kind of hill under the moon, which appears like moving over the surface, causing the tides in coastal areas.
effectively the hill stays at the same spot under the moon and the earth rotates beneath it.
Due to the centrifugal forces by rotating around the center of mass in this 'moon-earth-system' there's another hill of water on the opposite side of the earth, causing the same (but a little weaker) tide. (the sun is involved in this too, but not as the main actor)
Other effects are that the surface of the earth is lifted too by 1 feet or so (you never notice that)
Another effect is that due to this the earth's core is heated up a little.
Along with that is that the earth's rotation becomes a tiny tiny bit slower over time.
And since this is not enough the moon does something else important: it sheds some light on earth at night.
(This is only important to wildlife, and may cause people, who not yet figured what curtains are, to have trouble sleeping)
Another effect of the moon is its sheer presence if it comes to Asteroids. The moons gravity is believed to have protected us from a good portion of asteroids by bending their trajectories away from earth, or by being the target for some.
2007-07-11 05:55:15 · answer #2 · answered by blondnirvana 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The moon's gravity along with the sun pulling on the opposite side of the earth affects the tides. The moon also keeps the earth from wobbling from it's 23 degree axis tilt. It is also causing the days to get longer and longer. Billions of years ago, it was just eight hours from sunrise to sun rise.
2007-07-11 03:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The moon makes the water in our oceans define gravity and so the wave is at the exact place until somethe Earth spins around and crashes with a beach
2007-07-15 02:40:52 · answer #4 · answered by Nimali F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth's rotation and it's axis
2007-07-11 13:26:23 · answer #5 · answered by Derchin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋