Question

If the moon attract the earth ,why does the earth not move toward the moon?

Answer 1

Thus the earth attracts the moon with the same force as the moon exerts on earth, but only in opposite directions.Since, earth is much larger in size than moon, so , the acceleration can not be noticed on earth surface.

Answer 2

Answer:

The moon attracts the earth with the same gravitational force as the earth attracts the moon. ... Since the mass of earth is very large, the acceleration produced is negligible. Therefore, the earth does not move towards the moon.