When the Moon Is Directly Between the Earth and the Sun,what

question 42

Multiple Choice

When the Moon is directly between the Earth and the Sun,what is the ratio of the force on the Moon due to the Earth to the force on the Moon due to the Sun? The masses of Sun,Earth,and Moon are 1.99 * 10³⁰ kg,5.97 * 10²⁴ kg,and 7.36 * 10²² kg,respectively.The Earth-Moon distance is 3.84 *10⁸ m,while the Earth-Sun distance is 1.51 * 10¹¹ m.

• A)2.2
• B)0.46
• C)847
• D)1.2 * 10^-3

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