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In 1665 Sir Isaac Newton proposed the fundamental law of gravitation as a universal force of attraction between any two bodies. What does this theory state about the force that makes an apple fall and the force that keeps the moon in its orbit? A) They are unpredictable. B) They are the same force. C) They cannot be compared. D) They act in opposite directions.

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B) They are the same force.

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B. They are the same force. Each body acts on the other. The moon and the earth, and the apple and the earth.

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