question_answer 13)

If the moon attracts the earth, why does the earth not move towards the moon?

Answer:

Both the earth and the moon attract each other with the same force. But according to Newton's second law of motion, acceleration produced in a body by any force is inversely proportional to the mass of the body. Since, mass of the earth is much more than that of the moon, the acceleration produced in the earth is negligible. As a result, it appears as if the earth does not move towards the moon.