Earth and the Moon Are Attracted to Each Other by Gravitational

question 77

Multiple Choice

Earth and the Moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. The more-massive Earth attracts the less-massive Moon with a force

• A)less than the force that Moon exerts on Earth.
• B)greater than that of the force that Moon exerts on Earth.
• C)the same as that of the force that Moon exerts on Earth.
• This is in accord with
• D)the law of inertia.
• E)Kepler's Laws.
• F)the conservation of energy.
• G)the fact that both Moon and Earth orbit about a common point, the center of mass.
• H)the law of action and reaction.

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