Question

Earth and Moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force does earth attracts the moon with a force that is Greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth why​

Answer 1

Answer:

The value of F is same for earth and the moon. Both bodies will exert the same amount of force on each other. As per universal law of gravitation, every body attracts the other body with some force and this force is same for both the bodies called gravitational force.

Answer 2

Answer:

According to universal law of gravitation and Newton third law, we know that the force of attraction between two objects is same but in opposite direction. Thus the earth attracts the moon with the same force as the moon exerts on earth but in opposite directions.