An apple of mass 0.1 kg falls from a tree to the ground 2.0m below. a) How long does it take the apple to hit the ground? b) During the fall, what magnitude of force does the apple exert on the Earth? c) Taking the Earth mass to be 6 × 1024kg, approximately how far does the    Earth move towards the apple during the fall? d) During the fall, is the apple moving, the Earth moving, or both, or neither?     Explain the answer for me please! e) In the real world, is the force exerted by the apple on the Earth of exactly the same magnitude as the force exerted by the Earth on the apple?

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An apple of mass 0.1 kg falls from a tree to the ground 2.0m below.

a) How long does it take the apple to hit the ground?

b) During the fall, what magnitude of force does the apple exert on the Earth?

c) Taking the Earth mass to be 6 × 1024kg, approximately how far does the
   Earth move towards the apple during the fall?

d) During the fall, is the apple moving, the Earth moving, or both, or neither?
    Explain the answer for me please!

e) In the real world, is the force exerted by the apple on the Earth of exactly
the same magnitude as the force exerted by the Earth on the apple?

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An apple of mass 0.1 kg falls from a tree to the ground 2.0m below.

c) Taking the Earth mass to be 6 × 1024kg, approximately how far does the
   Earth move towards the apple during the fall?

d) During the fall, is the apple moving, the Earth moving, or both, or neither?
    Explain the answer for me please!

e) In the real world, is the force exerted by the apple on the Earth of exactly
the same magnitude as the force exerted by the Earth on the apple?

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An apple of mass 0.10 kg falls from a tree to the ground 2.00m below.
a) How long does it take the apple to hit the ground?
b) During the fall, what magnitude of force does the apple exert on the Earth?
c) Using the force from b) and taking the Earth mass to be 6 × 1024kg, ap-
proximately how far does the Earth move towards the apple during the
time it takes the apple to hit the ground?
d) During the fall, is the apple moving, the Earth moving, or both, or neither?
Explain your answer.
e) In the real world, is the force exerted by the apple on the Earth of exactly
the same magnitude as the force exerted by the Earth on the apple

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