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What would happen if the gravitational force between Earth and moon disappeared?
That means that even if earth disappeared, the moon would still be “pulled” by other things. The moon would eventually (maybe after a very long time) get “caught” by the gravity of another object and start to orbit it (circle around it). Remember that the objects in our solar system also orbit around the sun.
What type of motion the moon would go in if gravitational force is removed?
straight line
It will move in a straight line rather that revolving around the earth.
What is the direction of Moon if gravitational force is disappear?
Answer: The centripetal force provided by the earth’s gravitational force is responsible for the moon’s circular motion around the earth. When the earth’s gravity suddenly disappears, the moon will start to move in a straight line in the same direction it was moving at the time.
What would be the path of the Moon if all the gravitational forces on the Moon vanishes to zero?
What would be the path of the Moon if somehow all gravitational forces on it vanished to zero? The Moon would move in a straight-line path instead of circling both the sun and earth. The force of gravity is the same on each because the masses are the same, as Newton’s equation for gravitational force verifies.
What happens to Earth if the Moon disappears?
It is the pull of the Moon’s gravity on the Earth that holds our planet in place. Without the Moon stabilising our tilt, it is possible that the Earth’s tilt could vary wildly. It would move from no tilt (which means no seasons) to a large tilt (which means extreme weather and even ice ages).
What will happen if the moon exploded?
If the moon exploded, the night sky would change. We would see more stars in the sky, but we would also see more meteors and experience more meteorites. The position of the Earth in space would change and temperatures and seasons would dramatically alter, and our ocean tides would be much weaker.
What would be the path of the moon if all the gravitational forces on the moon vanishes to zero?
What is the gravitational force of the moon on the Earth in Newton’s?
The average distance between the Earth and moon is 380 million meters and the mass of the moon is 7.35 x 10^22 kilograms, so the force between the moon and Earth is 2.03 x 10^20 newtons (4.5 x 10^19 pound-force).