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Chapter 11, Problem 8QP
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The probable reason for a moon revolving opposite to the direction of its planet’s rotation.
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their gravitational field pulls the moon forward in its orbit, causing it to recede from Earth.
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their gravitational field pulls the moon back in its orbit, causing the moon to fall toward Earth.
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