Question

Is moon an example of free fall? why?why not?

(the guy with THE brain can only answer)

Answer 1

hey mate !
here is your answer
I think the answer is yes. The moon is falling towards the Earth due to gravity; but, it's also orbiting the Earth as fast as it's falling towards it. This balance between the 2 forces means the moon is essentially "freefalling" towards the Earth.

Answer 2

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Yes, the moon is an example of a free fall.

We say that an object is in free-fall when gravity is the only force acting on it. Actually, the gravitational force of the sun and that of the earth both contribute importantly to the moon's path through space. Gravity can be used to "slingshot" spacecraft around planets, and we can still say the spacecraft is always in free-fall (unless it is firing its rocket engines)


Hope this helps....