Earth exerts a gravitational force on theMoon, keeping it in its orbit. The reaction tothis force, in the sense of Newton's thirdlaw, is:"O the centripetal force on the MoonO the nearly circular orbit of the MoonO the gravitational force on Earth by the MoonO the tides due to the Moon

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Earth exerts a gravitational force on the
Moon, keeping it in its orbit. The reaction to
this force, in the sense of Newton's third
law, is:"
O the centripetal force on the Moon
O the nearly circular orbit of the Moon
O the gravitational force on Earth by the Moon
O the tides due to the Moon

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