0
What causes the gravitational pull between the moon and the earth?
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Every 'body' in the universe is attracted - by gravity - to every other body in the universe.
Whether that attraction is noticeable depends on the relative size of the bodies and the distance between them.
The moon is attracted to the Earth because the Earth is so much larger than it - just as the Earth is attracted to the Sun, due to the size of the Sun.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe attraction due to gravity of the moon on the earth is about 1.982 x 1020 Newtons. This is also the force due to gravity of the earth on the moon. To put that into perspective, that would translate to the more commonly used weight of 2.021 x 1019 kg, but that would be Earth gravity centric, using the conversion of 9.80556 N/kg
N = G m1 m2 / r2
Where G is the universal gravitation constant 6.67428 x 10-11 N (kg/m)2, m1 is the mass of the moon 7.3477 x 1022 kg, m2 is the mass of the Earth 5.9736 x 1024 kg, and r is the distance between them 3.84399 x 108 m.
The distance between the earth and moon varies, since the orbit is elliptical. I chose the semi-major axis, as that is a fair approximation of the mean distance.
Wiki User
∙ 10y agoearths gravity
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is between the moon and earth causes tides in oceans?
Mutual gravitational forces between the Earth and Moon are.
What causes the moon to orbit around earth?
Mutual gravitational attraction between the Earth and moon keep the moon in orbit. Conservation of angular momentum may also be considered to play a role.
What causes the gravitational force of the moon and the earth?
The distortion of spacetime in response to their respective masses causes their respective gravitational forces.
Why does the revolution of the moon along with the Moon's gravity create spring tides?
The Earth's gravitational attraction to the Moon causes spring tides. The area of Earth closest to the moon will experience the gravitational pull of the moon. The oceans react to this gravitational pull by creating a bulge on the side of Earth that faces the moon.
What are the two main factors that influence tides on earth?
Gravitational by the sun, Venus and the moon.
What is between the moon and earth causes tides in oceans?
Mutual gravitational forces between the Earth and Moon are.
What causes the moon to orbit around earth?
Mutual gravitational attraction between the Earth and moon keep the moon in orbit. Conservation of angular momentum may also be considered to play a role.
What causes a bulge to be created on the opposite side of the moon?
The gravitational pull of the earth causes a bulge on the opposite side of the moon. The gravitational pull of the earth is greater than the gravitational pull of the sun.
How does the moon affect the earth's oceans?
The moons gravitational pull is what causes tides.
How does the moon create waves?
The Gravity field between Earth and the Moon effects the waves and causes high tides and sometimes pushes the waves
What causes the gravitational force of the moon and the earth?
The distortion of spacetime in response to their respective masses causes their respective gravitational forces.
What is the relationship between Earth and gravitational force?
Earth has gravity or gravitational force that attracts the moon to the Earth.
How are low tides formed?
The Moon's Gravity Causes the waves to form.
What causes a tide to occur?
The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth's oceans.
Why does the revolution of the moon along with the Moon's gravity create spring tides?
The Earth's gravitational attraction to the Moon causes spring tides. The area of Earth closest to the moon will experience the gravitational pull of the moon. The oceans react to this gravitational pull by creating a bulge on the side of Earth that faces the moon.
What are the two main factors that influence tides on earth?
Gravitational by the sun, Venus and the moon.
Over millions of years the moon is moving further away from the earth what will happen to the gravitational attraction between the moon and the earth as the moon gets further away?
As the moon gets further and further away, the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon decreases. Because the Moon is not being attracted but being pushed away from the Earth. If the gravitational force would have increased, the moon would come closer and closer to the Earth.
