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If the force of gravitation acts on apples on the tree at different height from the surface of the earth, can it also act on object at even greater heights, much farther at even greater heights, much farther away from the earth, like for example, the moon?

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Yes, the gravitational force acts on objects at greater heights and farther away from the earth like the moon
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