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The Gravitational Field at the Moon Due to the Earth

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The gravitational field at the Moon due to the Earth is approximately (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N m2/kg2, the mass of the Earth is 5.98 × 1024 kg, and the distance to the Moon is 3.85 × 108 m)


A) 2.69 × 10-3 N/kg toward the Earth.
B) 2.69 × 10-3 N/kg away from the Earth.
C) 7.30 × 10-3 N/kg away from the Earth.
D) 7.30 × 10-3 N/kg toward the Earth.
E) 5.00 × 10-3 N/kg toward the Earth.

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