The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?
The Earth and the Moon attract each other with the same gravitational force, according to Newton’s third law of motion. This is because for every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction. The Earth pulls on the Moon, and the Moon pulls on the Earth with the same amount of force.