Question

The earth attracts the moon. Does the moon also attract the earth ? If it does, why does the earth not move towards the moon ?

Answer 1

because earth exerts more force which is easily detectable and the moon exerts less force which is not easily detectable

Answer 2

Explanation:

The moon attracts the earth with the same gravitational force as the earth attracts the moon. But the mass of earth is much larger than the mass of the moon. ... Therefore, the earth does not move towards the moon