Question

5 fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. not all answer choices will be used. the moon exerts a gravitational pull on the earth that is the gravitational pull exerted by earth. this gravitational attraction affects the moon earth because of the moon’s smaller mass. more than less than equal to

Explanation:

1. Newton's law of universal gravitation states gravitational force depends on mass and distance. Since the Moon has far less mass than Earth, its gravitational pull on Earth is less than Earth's pull on it (distance between them is equal for both forces).
2. Due to the Moon's smaller mass, it accelerates more in response to the mutual gravitational force, meaning the Moon is affected more than Earth by this attraction.

Answer:

1. less than
2. more than