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which force helps the moon to revolve around the earth? what is its nature?

The motion of the moon around the earth is due to the gravitational force between the moon and the earth.

Every body in this universe attracts every other body with a force known as force of gravitation.Gravitation is the force of attraction between any two bodies in the universe.The attraction between the sun and the earth ,the attraction between a table and a chair lying in a room,the attraction between the earth and a satellite revolving around it,etc are all examples of gravitation.


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