12838/quizzes/43583/take D Question 1 1 pts Suppose the moon and the Earth were

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12838/quizzes/43583/take D Question 1 1 pts Suppose the moon and the Earth were much closer together, so that they were almost touching. Also assume that each one is a uniform solid sphere. Which of the following statements are true? There may be more than one correct answer select all that are correct The force the moon would exert on the Earth would be exactly the same as it would be if all the mass of the moon were concentrated at the center of the moon, and all the mass of the Earth were concentrated at the center of the Earth. ? The force the moon and Earth would exert on each other cannot be calculated, because they are not point masses. The force the Earth would exert on the moon would be the same as if all the mass of the Earth were concentrated at the center of the Earth, but the force the moon would exert on the Earth would not be the same as if all the mass of the moon were concentrated at the center of the moon. The force the Earth would exert on the moon would be exactly the same as it would be if all the mass of the Earth were concentrated at the center of the Earth, and all the mass of the moon were concentrated at the center of the moon. Next No new data to save. Last checked at 10:28am Submit C

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Option c.
The force the earth would exert on the moon would be same as if all the mass of the earth were concentrated at the center of the earth but the force the moon would exert on the earth would not be same as if all the mass of the moon were concentrated at the center of the moon.

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