Question

Direction of force when moon goes around the earth

Answer 1

When viewed from the north celestial pole the moon orbits earth anticlockwise and earth orbits the sun anticlockwise, the moon and earth rotate on their own axes anticlockwise.( hope it helps....And please mark it as the brainliest answer...)

Answer 2

So what happens is when the moon rotates its acceleration is tangential and radial. And this radial acc. is used up for radial force which is acting on the resultant of the tangential acc. and the radial acc. and so the direction is in simple language a slanting line. So this slanting line force or u can say centripital force keeps the moon rotating. And because of the force on it , it revolves as long as it rotates. And your answer is the force is towards the centre.