In what sense does the moon 'fall'?
To explain: The process of moon “fall”.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Moon is natural satellite of earth. Moon revolves around the Earth due to the gravitational force.
The centripetal force that acts on the Moon keeps it in circular orbit. If no force of gravity acts on the Moon, then it will go in straight path. But due to gravitational pull of Earth at every point Moon changes its path instead of going straight. Thus, it appears that moon is falling towards Earth.
Conclusion:
The moon “fall” means that it falls away from straight line path.
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