a recent class assignment... What if there was no moon?...

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Answer by Priya
Submitted on 1/13/2005
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I am not very sure, but I do know for a fact that we(humans) would not be here. Also I beleive that the Earth would go out of orbit. But---once there was this other planet(I forgot it's name sorry) and basically it was so close to Earth that it colided with Earth. This planet was/had to be the size of Mars, because the collision had such an impact that it basically sliced off a portion of the Earth. That is why the moon is so huge. So humans would not exist at all, and the Earth would go out of orbit. Plus, I am not very positive, but probably the Earth would be in like an Ice Age comma. The Hadean Era would probably occur before that- then the Ice Age comma. Therefore life would probably never start forming. ( The first part of this entry is true, the second part is what i think would happen...hence the word "probably")

Answer by moonman
Submitted on 10/4/2006
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no the earth would not spin out of control and everyone wouldnt die if the moon wasnt there. there would be shorter days (about 6 hours), and random, but not necesarily weaker tides driven by strong winds and not gravity, and a pretty much constant gale-force wind would blow all over the earth, and the planet would become much colder because no one point on the earth would stay in the sun long enough for it to be significcantly heated, but the earth would still not be uninhabitable. if there had never been a moon, however, it is likeley that human life would not exsist today, because all the factors that would change in the absence of the moon, would have had a vast effect on the process of evolution...

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Question by M arie
Submitted on 10/5/2003
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a recent class assignment... What if there was no moon? How would this effect Earth? Thanks...

Answer by Timeship
Submitted on 12/9/2003
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Hi, I am developing a sci-fi novel based on the alien destruction of the moon and consequent end of life on Earth. If anyone know what would happen to us from astronomical persepctive (besides meteors and endless dust cloud that may ruin our atmosphere/biosphere completely), let me know. My e-mail is Belovarski@aol.com and my website is http://www.belovarski.com Yours, Boris Belovarski

Answer by BIG D
Submitted on 1/3/2004
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Is it true that if there was no moon to earth time would go faster?

Answer by doozer
Submitted on 1/6/2004
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If the moon controls the tides and supposedly is closely connected to the female reproductive cycle - this could mean world-wide problems with weather and making babies. Specifically, I have no idea. Make a good book/film though.

Answer by Ho-Kan
Submitted on 3/9/2004
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If there was no moon anymore, the earth would go tumbling and we all would die within 2 days... It was on discovery channel..

Answer by Ana
Submitted on 3/17/2004
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The world would go out of its orbit. Believe it or not the moon controls the earth's orbit. Human life will be extinct, and i say that half the earth will be glaciers and the other half will be dessert. Like Ho-Kan said, this was on the discovery channel and i would like to know more...

Answer by ThendiZ
Submitted on 4/5/2004
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THERE is noo moon !omg

Answer by empoy
Submitted on 9/9/2004
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The world will be gone....because the moon controls the earth's orbit..... the earth would go in abnormal axis and all of us here will die because the changing temperature,,,,,

Answer by carshlee
Submitted on 12/6/2004
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making babies!!! funfun!!!

Answer by Jeff
Submitted on 3/30/2005
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Ther would be no tide,The moon controles the tide.

Answer by sian and jamie
Submitted on 4/28/2005
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u smell nice

Answer by JAMEZ
Submitted on 10/12/2005
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If ther wuz no moon den da earthz would be like totally uncool. I lyk to go outt at nite and loke at da mon it iz so prety. If theyre waz no moon den superman wouldnt b able to sav da day!!111!1!!!11!!11

Answer by Mason
Submitted on 1/19/2006
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there would be few tides, no man on moon, less rare gases, cycles of life style... many other things... to lazy, e mail me if u have any questions.. racer0680drags@hotmail.com

Answer by sleepy
Submitted on 2/13/2006
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If there was no moon, there would be no total solar eclipses. Then we wouldn't be able to see the cool eclipsing of the sun.

Answer by Ashley Lujan
Submitted on 2/14/2006
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If there where no moon the earths water would be steady and time will go faster.

Answer by JESS
Submitted on 3/6/2007
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IF THERE WAS NO MOON THEN THERE WOULD BE NO WAVES OR CLIFF.

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Answer by keyaira
Submitted on 3/24/2006
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if there was no moon on earth, people would actually survive. but the earth's seasons would be more server and everything would be tilted sideways like Uranus. also, the earths axis would be on the side like Uranus'saxis, and the earth's axis would be wobbling

Answer by sav
Submitted on 6/7/2006
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Is it true that if there was no moon that you wouldn't be able to identify the tides well guess what believe it.

Answer by Danni@
Submitted on 8/7/2006
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I have to say that alot of things would change if there was no moon. there would be no easter now thats different.

Answer by olivia
Submitted on 9/18/2006
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If there was no Moon, there wouldn't be anymore Moon-isms. For example; honeymoon and moonwalk. So if there was no Moon, what would these words be changed to? I would really like to know more...

Answer by drew
Submitted on 11/1/2006
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There would still be tides because of the sun's gravitational pull, but yeah the moon controls the earth's orbit so earth would tumble out of orbit and every living thing on earth would be destroyed.

Answer by ed and sven
Submitted on 11/2/2006
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The Earth would spin much faster, the day and night cycle would probably last for a mere ten hours. Winds would be far more powerful, hurricanes would be rife and last for centuries. Just look at Jupiter. It wasn't on the Discovery Channel.

Answer by dan
Submitted on 11/8/2006
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if there was no moon we would halve to eat humans to live

Answer by dalton
Submitted on 12/6/2006
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the earth would fall right out of it's orbit and we would sufficate because in the universe there is no oxygen or the axis would break apart and the world would come to end! so thats my thought of if there was no moon but it's better off asking a expert scientist!

Answer by Branden Moyer
Submitted on 12/14/2006
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I am writing a novel on a deferent kind of Armageddon. My question is How mutch will humans be affected by the destruction of earth. Also is it possible if the moon could completly be destroyed by a commet or asteroid (braking up and being disinergrated).

Answer by LIL'z
Submitted on 12/15/2006
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If there was no moon the north and south poles would all be desserts and there would be masive heat waves that we might not be able to handle because our magnetic forcfeild is getting weaker an weaker.

Answer by De'Lia Kennedy
Submitted on 1/5/2007
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Human life would be gone and the earth wouldn't be normal.

Answer by L2SG
Submitted on 3/19/2007
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the moon is made of cheese, and has a man that lives in side that controls the orbit of the moon and infact the orbit of the earth. i saw it on the discovery channel