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The earth is continuously pulling the Moon towards its centre. Why the moon does not fall on to the earth?

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To understand why the Moon does not fall onto the Earth despite the gravitational pull, we can break down the explanation into several steps: ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Gravitational Attraction**: - The Earth exerts a gravitational force on the Moon, pulling it towards its center. This force can be described by Newton's law of universal gravitation, which states that 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. 2. **Centrifugal Force**: ...
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