The Moon with a Mass of 7 $\times$ 10²² Kg Is Orbiting About the Earth with a Mass

question 68

Multiple Choice

The moon with a mass of 7.35 $\times$ 10²² kg is orbiting about the earth with a mass of 5.98 $\times$ 10²⁴ kg at a radius of 3.85 $\times$ 10⁸ meters.The earth is orbiting about the sun with a mass of 1.99 $\times$ 10³⁰ kg at a radius of 1.50 $\times$ 10¹¹ meters.The gravitational field on the moon due to the earth and the sun when it is between them is (G = 6.67 $\times$ 10^-11 N m²/kg²)

• A) 5.93 \(\times\) 10^-3 N/kg toward the sun.
• B) 5.93 \(\times\) 10^-3 N/kg toward the earth.
• C) 3.21 \(\times\) 10^-3 N/kg toward the sun.
• D) 3.21 \(\times\) 10^-3 N/kg toward the earth.
• E) 2.69 \(\times\) 10^-3 N/kg toward the earth.

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