which force keep the moon going around the earth. who provide this force? what would have happened in the absence of such a force?
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Answer:
Gravitational force
Earth
The moon will go straight in the direction it stopped
Explanation:
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Like any object in orbit, an orbit is maintained, as according to Newton's first law of motion, by a combination of speed and gravity. The object, the moon, wants to move off in a straight line however the earth's gravity, outside force, moves it slightly out of line.
The Moon is smaller than the Earth and orbits around the Earth in 27.3 days as the Earth revolves around the Sun. The Moon is held in orbit around the Earth by the force of gravity. In turn the Earth and all the other planets in the solar system are held in orbit around the Sun by the force of gravity.
The moon is attracted towards the earth due to the gravitational force exerted by the earth on the moon. However,moon revolves around the earth in a circular motion because of the centripetal force acting of on it. In absence of centripetal force, the moon will not be able to follow a circular path and would move in a straight line tangential to the orbit of the moon.