The Earth and the moon are attracted to each other by 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?

Explanation

To answer the question of whether the Earth attracts the Moon with a force that is greater, smaller, or the same as the force with which the Moon attracts the Earth, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Understand the Gravitational Force
According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, every mass attracts every other mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. The formula for gravitational force (F) is given by:

\[ F = \frac{G \cdot M \cdot m}{r^2} \]

where:
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