Question

The earth attracts the moon with a gravitional force of 10 ke power 20 newton . The moon attracts the earth with gravitional force of ?

Answer 1

Explanation:

By Newton's Third Law and Newton's Law of Universal gravitation, the gravitational force the Earth exerts on the Moon is exactly the same as the force the Moon exerts on the Earth. Therefore, the moon attracts the earth with a gravitational force of 1020N.