UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
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Question
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We don’t know enough to know whether or not the Moon affects conditions on Earth.
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It increases the Earth’s wobble, which stabilizes the climate.
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It creates our seasonal changes in temperature.
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It speeds up the spin of the Earth.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Moon significantly affects conditions on Earth. The impact that produced the Moon tilted Earth on its axis. This causes Earth’s seasonal variations in temperature, since the side tilted toward the Sun for one-half the year’s journey around the Sun receives more direct sunlight.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earth’s spin axis is tilted with respect to its orbital plane. This is what causes the seasons. When the earth’s axis points towards the sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. When the earth’s axis points away, winter can be expected.
Detailed explanation-3: -Moon phases are determined by the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun. We see the Moon go through a changing cycle of phases each month due to its orbital motion around Earth and the changing geometry with which we view it. Before we describe the phases of the Moon, let’s describe what they’re not.