Multiple Choice
The important similarity that Newton noticed between a falling apple and the moon was that
A) both are moving.
B) both are good to eat.
C) the accelerations of both are toward Earth's center.
D) the velocities of both are toward Earth's center.
E) the net force on both is away from Earth, i.e., outward from the center of Earth.
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