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An astronomical unit is _____.

the mass of the Sun
10 light-years
the distance from Earth to the Sun
the diameter of the earth

According to Newton's 3rd law of motion, if you hit a baseball with a bat it will _____.
hurt your hand from the reaction force
accelerate according to the applied force
fly in a straight line unless an outside force changes its course
fall to the ground because of gravitational pull

The pull of the moon on Earth's tidal bulge is causing _____.
the earth to gradually rotate faster
the earth to slowly expand in size
the earth to rotate slightly slower
the moon to move closer to Earth

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For the third question it is the earth to gradually rotate faster.
User Bluefog
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1. Distance from the Earth to the Sun
2. Hurt your hand from the reaction force (Newton's 3rd law is every action has an equal and opposite reaction)
3. The Earth to rotate slightly slower (I think)
Hope this helps :)
User Akash Shinde
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