Question

the motion of moon around earth is called

Answer 1

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The moon moves around the earth in fixed circular axis. one revolution of moon around earth is completed in 27.5 days. The synodic month is the time it takes the Moon to reach the same visual phase.This type of motion in which a body moves around some fixed axis is called rotational motion.
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Answer 2

The motion of the moon around the Earth is called revolution. The moon moves in almost a circular orbit and goes around the Earth in 27.3 days. This is one sidereal period of revolution.

The moon moves around the Earth at a speed of 3,683 kilometres per hour or 2,288 miles per hour. It covers a distance of 2,290,000 kilometres or 1,423,000 miles.