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Does the moon accelerate?

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Answer:

no it doesn't.

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Why does the moon accelerate?
continuouly cahanges directions
On the moon how fast do things accelerate?
On Earth, the rate at which things fall (gravitational acceleration) is 9.8 m/s2. On the Moon, it is approximately 1.6 m/s2. Note: m/s2 (meters per second per second) means that for every second...
The moon accelerates because it is?
The moon accelerates because it is constantly changing direction.
Does the moon accelerate around the earth?
Well... not exactly. The Moon is constantly accelerating towards the Earth, but its sideways velocity is great enough that it never actually gets there. This is more or less the definition of "orbit".
Does the moon accelerate as it revolves around it?
yes