Thread: Effect of moon..

The moon pulls on the earth with one-sith the force that the earth exerts on the moon.

a) true
b) false

Originally Posted by babygirl

The moon pulls on the earth with one-sith the force that the earth exerts on the moon.

a) true
b) false

b) False.

Consider Newton's third law. If the Earth is pulling on the Moon with a force F, the Moon has to pull on the Earth with an equal, but oppositely directed force -F.

-Dan