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

question 9

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 force of gravity on the moon when it is between the earth and the sun is (G = 6.67 $\times$ 10^-11 N m²/kg²)

• A) 4.36 \(\times\) 10²⁰ N toward the sun.
• B) 4.36 \(\times\) 10²⁰ N toward the earth.
• C) 2.36 \(\times\) 10²⁰ N toward the sun.
• D) 2.38 \(\times\) 10²⁰ N toward the earth.
• E) 1.98 \(\times\) 10²⁰ N toward the earth.

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