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Question
The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?
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Solution
- According to the universal law of gravitation, two objects attract each other with equal force but in opposite directions.
- The earth attracts the moon with an equal force with which the moon attracts the earth.
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