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How does the gravitational force that the Earth exerts on the Moon which has a much smaller mass compare to the gravitational force that the Moon exerts on the Earth?

a. The gravitational force the Moon exerts on the Earth is larger
b. The gravitational force the Earth exerts on the Moon is larger
C. Both the Earth and the Moon exerts equal gravitational force on each other.
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C.
The gravitational forces are always equal in both directions.
Your weight on Earth is equal to the Earth's weight on you.

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