Veritasium
Season 2 Episode 13 - Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
8.3 ?
2010
Documentary, Reality, Talk
It takes the moon about 27 days to orbit the Earth. What makes it go round? It is the gravitational attraction of the Earth on the moon. Due to the moon's velocity, the Earth keeps pulling the moon towards it without the moon actually getting closer to the Earth. This is similar to how satellites orbit the Earth.
Episodes in Season 2
1
Atomic Theory
2 min
2
Thomson's Plum Pudding Model of the Atom
2 min
3
Cathode Rays Lead to Thomson's Model of the Atom
3 min
4
Scientific Notation - Explained!
5 min
5
I'm Atoms (Scientific Cover of Jason Mraz's I'm Yours)
3 min
6
Scientific Notation - Example
1 min
7
The Difference Between Mass and Weight
3 min
8
Egg Experiment to Demonstrate Inertia
1 min
9
Gravity (Scientific Version of John Mayer's Gravity)
4 min
10
How Far Away is the Moon? (The Scale of the Universe)
2 min
11
What is a Force?
3 min
12
What Forces Are Acting On You?
2 min
13
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
1 min
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