Question 9 • 2003390-Physics 1 Honors Sem. 1 - Peters
The Moon follows a nearly circular orbit around Earth, and its orbit results from its forward motion (inertia) combined with Earth’s gravitational pull. The Moon is tidally locked, so it rotates once during each orbit and keeps the same face pointed toward Earth. Earth’s gravity is not parallel to the Moon’s velocity, and the Moon takes about 27 days—not 1 day—to orbit Earth.
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