What keeps the Moon from falling directly to Earth? O A. The Moon has a large tangential velocity that causes it to "miss" Earth as it falls toward it. B. The Moon's gravitational force balances the gravitational pull from Earth. C. The Moon is balanced between the gravitational pulls from both Earth and the Sun D. The Moon's rotation about its own axis creates centripetal force that balances Earth's pull

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What keeps the Moon from falling directly to Earth? O A. The Moon has a large tangential velocity that causes it to "miss" Earth as it falls toward it. B. The Moon's gravitational force balances the gravitational pull from Earth. C. The Moon is balanced between the gravitational pulls from both Earth and the Sun D. The Moon's rotation about its own axis creates centripetal force that balances Earth's pull
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Moon is the natural satellite of the Earth. The only natural satellite formed about 4.6 billion years ago in debris created by the planets Earth and Mars' collisions.

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