The Moon does not crash into the Earth because:(a) the net

Chapter 5, Problem 7MCQ

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Problem 7MCQ

The Moon does not crash into the Earth because:

(a) the net force on it is zero.

(b) it is beyond the main pull of the Earth’s gravity.

(c) it is being pulled by the Sun as well as by the Earth.

(d) it is freely falling but it has a high tangential velocity

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