Question

gravity & inertia question 6 of 7 close why doesnt the moon crash toward the earths surface? it has very little inertia, so it stays in the sky and floats through space. it has a lot of mass, so it feels the earths gravitational force less than smaller objects do. it has more mass than the earth, so it stays in one place while the earth orbits it. it is too small to fall through the earths atmosphere and reach the earths surface.

Explanation:

The moon doesn't crash into Earth because of its orbital motion. It has a tangential velocity that causes it to continuously "fall around" the Earth rather than straight into it. The gravitational force between Earth and the moon provides the centripetal force for this orbital motion. None of the given options are correct. The moon has significant inertia due to its mass, and it is the balance between gravity and its motion that keeps it in orbit. The moon has much less mass than Earth, and its size is not the reason it doesn't crash - it's the orbital dynamics.

Answer:

None of the above options are correct.