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During a solar eclipse, the Moon, Earth, and Sun all lie on the same line, with the Moon between the Earth and the Sun. What force is exerted by the Sun on the Moon? What force is exerted by the Earth on the Moon? What force is exerted by the Sun on the Earth?

During a solar eclipse, the Moon, Earth, and Sun all lie on the same line, with the Moon between the Earth and the Sun. What force is exerted by the Sun on the Moon? What force is exerted by the Earth on the Moon? What force is exerted by the Sun on the Earth?

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During a solar eclipse, the Moon, Earth, and Sun all lie on the same line, with the Moon between the Earth and the Sun.

  1. What force is exerted by the Sun on the Moon?
  2. What force is exerted by the Earth on the Moon?
  3. What force is exerted by the Sun on the Earth?
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