Veritasium
tv show
45 total episodes
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15 seasons
An element of truth
First Aired August 15, 2010
Genres:
Overview
An element of truth | Science and engineering videos Veritasium is a channel of science and engineering videos featuring experiments, expert interviews, cool demos, and discussions with the public about everything science.
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth? poster unavailable
Why Does the Moon Orbit Earth?
Season 2 - Episode 13 - 0h 1m
Air Date
February 21, 2011
Overview
It takes the moon about 27 days to orbit the Earth. What makes it go round? It is the gravitational attraction of the Earth on the moon. Due to the moon's velocity, the Earth keeps pulling the moon towards it without the moon actually getting closer to the Earth. This is similar to how satellites orbit the Earth.