Compute the moon's centripetal acceleration in its orbit around the earth. Recall that the moon
orbits the earth every 28 days and that it is about 240,000 miles from the earth. What force
causes this acceleration? Be sure to convert to SI units.

Question

Compute the moon's centripetal acceleration in its orbit around the earth. Recall that the moon 
orbits the earth every 28 days and that it is about 240,000 miles from the earth. What force 
causes this acceleration?  Be sure to convert to SI units.

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

Moon's orbital period is closer to 27 days. (27.3 d)

anonymous · Answer

The centripetal acc is given by the expressioN?