If the moon got closer what would happen to our coast lines
2007-09-15 07:31:51 · 7 answers · asked by Ivan R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
That would make the moon 0.99996% the distance from earth that it already is. The ocean tides would maybe be a fraction of an inch higher but I wouldn't expect any dramatic effects related to earth's climate.
2007-09-15 08:06:29 · answer #1 · answered by justask23 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing noticeable since the Moon is currently 280,000 miles away and a 10 mile change one way or the other isn't much. It's interesting to note that the Moon steals some of Earth's rotational energy and uses it to propel itself away from us at a rate of about 1.6 inches a year. Scientists estimate that the Moon originally orbited Earth at a distance of only 14,000 miles.
2007-09-15 09:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Judy L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing. The moon is on an elliptical orbit around the Earth - the distance doesn't change by much, but it DOES change by more than 10 miles a month.
2007-09-15 08:19:51 · answer #3 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There would be absolutely no detectable difference.
The moon's orbit is not perfectly circular it's an ellipse that varies much more than 10 miles
2007-09-16 03:16:30 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ten miles out of (roughly) a quarter million isn't much. I'd guess that any difference in tide height would be unmeasurable.
2007-09-15 07:39:51 · answer #5 · answered by Robert K 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More ocean waves would be my guess.
2007-09-15 07:36:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing!!!!!
2007-09-15 07:39:22 · answer #7 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋