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title: "The Moon does not crash into the Earth because:"
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# The Moon does not crash into the Earth because:

The Moon does not crash into the Earth because:

- **A.** the net force on it is \( 0 \).
- **B.** it is beyond the main pull of the Earth’s gravity.
- **C.** it is being pulled by the Sun as well as by the Earth.
- **D.** it is freely falling but it has a high tangential velocity.

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