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Consider the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. in the United States. What forces act between it and the Earth and how do they compare?
a) The monument is attracted to the Earth with a force equal to its weight, and the Earth is attracted to the monument with a force equal to the Earth’s weight acting in the same direction.
b) The monument is attracted to the Earth with a force equal to its weight, and the Earth is attracted to the monument with a force equal to the Earth’s weight in the opposite direction.
c) The monument is attracted to the Earth with a force equal to its weight, and the Earth is attracted to the monument with an equal force in the same direction.
d) The monument is attracted to the Earth with a force equal to its weight, and the Earth is attracted to the monument with an equal force in the opposition direction.
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