Multiple choice

If the moon travels too quickly around the Earth it could…. 

  1. Escape the Earths's gravity and zoom out to space

  2. Crash into the earth

  3. Stay where it is at

  4. Fall into the sun
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Explanation

Gravity provides the centripetal force required to keep the Moon in orbit. If the Moon's orbital velocity were to increase significantly, it would overcome the gravitational pull and move away from Earth.

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