What would happen to the Moon if Earth suddenly disappeared?

If the earth suddenly disappeared… POOF!!!!!, the moon would continue in its orbit around the Sun although the wobble in the orbit would disappear. The moon and the earth are actually exchanged energy via the tides. These tides are caused in part by the moon.

What would happen to the Moon if the Earth lost gravity?

Without the force of gravity from the Earth, it would just float away into space. This mix of velocity and distance from the Earth allows the Moon to always be in balance between fall and escape. If it was faster, it would escape; any slower and it would fall!

What would happen if we destroyed the Moon?

You’d immediately lose the tides because those are due to the moon’s gravity. And also, on a longer term, there would be some subtle effects; the axis of the Earth is actually stabilised by the moon orbiting it.

What would happen if the moon slowly moved away from Earth?

As the moon moves away from the earth at about 4 cm per year, the ocean tides that are causing the moon to move away will become weaker and weaker. Eventually the moon will stop moving away and we will be left with only the tides caused by the sun.

Will Earth lose the Moon?

THE REAL MOON. The Earth may eventually lose the Moon. The Moon then will orbit the sun in roughly the same orbit as the Earth providing opportunities for collision. However, more likely the rotation of the earth will slow until the earth becomes tidally locked with the moon so that the earth rotates at the same period as the orbit of the Moon.

What would happen if we did not have a moon?

If we did not have a Moon there would be no lunar tides. (We would still have tides caused by the sun, but these would only be about 1/3 as great as the current tides.) There would also be no total solar eclipses which I think would be a shame.