The moon is accelerating toward the earth. Why isnt it getting closer to us?
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The moon is accelerating toward the earth. Why isn’t it getting closer to us?
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It does not reach to earth because of centripetal and cetrifugal forcesthe moon feels ...View the full answer
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0321696861
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Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford
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