Its gravitational pull causes tides.
Its reflected light helps animals see at night.
It is the source of much superstition and religious icons in the world's cultures.
It causes solar eclipses on rare and highly superstitious/religious occasions.
It is eclipsed by the Earth more frequently but still causes wonder for earthlings.
It is the original source of "months" on our calendar.
It fueled the "space race" between USA and USSR.
It makes women miserable every 28 days :).
It causes the Earth to wobble through its orbit around the sun(Earth does not rotate about its axis, but rather the Earth and the Moon rotate as a binary system around a point between them.)
It is thought to be responsible for the 23 1/2 degree tilt of the Earth's axis, hence causing seasons with respect to the sun.
2007-07-26 04:41:25
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answer #1
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answered by Jay-Dawg 2
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The primary way in which the position of the Moon relative to the Earth affects the Earth is through the tides. The Moon's gravitational pull is strong enough to attract the water in the ocean's slightly towards it, making the oceans slightly larger (high tide) on one side of the planet than the other. The other way in which the Moon's position can affect the Earth is through Eclipses. When the Moon, Sun, and Earth are aligned perfectly, the shadow of Earth may prevent light from reaching the Moon, or vice versa (remember that the Moon "shines" because sunlight is reflected off its surface). When the Moon is positioned perfectly between the Sun and the Earth, we get a Solar Eclipse. When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, we get a Lunar Eclipse.
2016-05-18 23:06:31
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answered by ? 3
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There is a gravity pressure on the Moon which tries to push the moon towards the Earth.
There is also a gravity pressure which tries to push the Earth towards the Moon.
The Gravity field intersection betwen the two masses causes a phenomena called tidal forces.The result affects the level of water on Earth called "Tides".
2007-07-26 08:03:44
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answered by goring 6
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The gravitational force of the moon pulls the earth towards the moon and causes high tides on the earth's oceans.
2007-07-25 21:17:45
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answered by Anonymous
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it makes tides wih the gravity and it keeps the earths axis at 23 1/2 degrees instead of going 360
2007-07-25 21:11:39
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answered by Phill 4
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the moon helps the earth to rotate faster due to its gravitational pull.if there is no moon,one rotation will take more than a month..
2007-07-26 17:40:51
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answered by Anonymous
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the moon's gravity controls the tides of the ocean, that is why we have such massive waves in the 4 day full moon cycle
2007-07-25 21:12:27
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answered by Anonymous
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It creates the tidal movement for the ocean currents, high and low tides.
2007-07-26 21:19:16
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answered by james m 1
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The moon affects the tides...
sorry that's all I know...
2007-07-25 21:14:32
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answered by Mono Liso 4
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