2007-09-17 23:07:59 · 4 answers · asked by dw1vdn 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The moon is coming with us around the sun, is it not?
To be more precise, the earth and moon system orbits the sun. The whole solar system is pulled around by our local star cluster.
As a grammatical pointer, you should insert the word "does" before "the moon" (and remove the 's' from "continues")
2007-09-17 23:12:25 · answer #1 · answered by The Instigator 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The force due to gravity is inversely related to the distance between the two objects.
It is true that the pull from the sun is greater because the sun has such a larger mass than the earth, but the distance between the moon and the sun is much larger than the distance between the earth and the moon.
The relative proximity of the earth to the moon means that the earth's gravitational pull has a greater influence on the moon's orbit than the sun's.
2007-09-18 06:13:36 · answer #2 · answered by lhvinny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the moon...which was originally a piece of our planet...is caught in earths immense gravitational field...its like asking...why isnt the earth on a crash course with the sun
2007-09-18 06:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth also has a gravitational force too.
2007-09-18 06:14:03 · answer #4 · answered by HP 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋