Moon question

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you

Hard to say.
I have read many articles regarded to this phenomenon.
Earth would not use so stable orbit and rotation probably -
with serious consequences.
By the way - is there any other question to answer much more
easy, please? ;-)
Roman

Shirley wrote:
From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you

Hard to say.
I have read many articles regarded to this phenomenon.
Earth would not use so stable orbit and rotation probably -
with serious consequences.
By the way - is there any other question to answer much more
easy, please? ;-)
Roman

Shirley wrote:
From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you

Roman Svihorik wrote:
Hard to say.
I have read many articles regarded to this phenomenon.
Earth would not use so stable orbit and rotation probably - with serious
consequences.
By the way - is there any other question to answer much more easy,
please? ;-)
Roman

Shirley wrote:

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you



Also note there would be far fewer erosive forces on the earth, and
no tides! And actually having the moon in orbit is ==very== gradually
lengthenning our day. The moon once had a rotation of its own, but
friction from earth-tides (on the moon) caused its day to be in-sync
with its orbit around the earth, which is why it displays only one side
to us.
Other than that, I dunno.

Roman Svihorik wrote:
Hard to say.
I have read many articles regarded to this phenomenon.
Earth would not use so stable orbit and rotation probably - with serious
consequences.
By the way - is there any other question to answer much more easy,
please? ;-)
Roman

Shirley wrote:

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you



Also note there would be far fewer erosive forces on the earth, and
no tides! And actually having the moon in orbit is ==very== gradually
lengthenning our day. The moon once had a rotation of its own, but
friction from earth-tides (on the moon) caused its day to be in-sync
with its orbit around the earth, which is why it displays only one side
to us.
Other than that, I dunno.

The earth would not be as stable in its rotation - the poles would
shift - and the climate would be much more variable as a result.
Evolution would probably therefore have taken a very different path. The
moon acts as a gyroscope on the earth's orbit, rectifying aberrations.


Shirley wrote:

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you

The earth would not be as stable in its rotation - the poles would
shift - and the climate would be much more variable as a result.
Evolution would probably therefore have taken a very different path. The
moon acts as a gyroscope on the earth's orbit, rectifying aberrations.


Shirley wrote:

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you

"Carusus" wrote in message
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The earth would not be as stable in its rotation - the poles would
shift - and the climate would be much more variable as a result.
Evolution would probably therefore have taken a very different path. The
moon acts as a gyroscope on the earth's orbit, rectifying aberrations.


Shirley wrote:

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you




O.K, so changing things around,

what would of happened to the moon, without the earth ?

"Carusus" wrote in message
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The earth would not be as stable in its rotation - the poles would
shift - and the climate would be much more variable as a result.
Evolution would probably therefore have taken a very different path. The
moon acts as a gyroscope on the earth's orbit, rectifying aberrations.


Shirley wrote:

From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you




O.K, so changing things around,

what would of happened to the moon, without the earth ?

Note that the tides are set by the gravity of the moon

Non moon means no tide and virtualy no waves; a flat ocean except for storms
and other catastrophy.

"Shirley" a écrit dans le message news:
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From my 13 y/o grandson:
What would happen to earth if there was no moon? Thank you