In-class question

A rock is released from rest, in deep space, far from the earth. At a certain point, as it falls towards us, it crosses the moon's orbit.

When the rock is the same distance from the earth as the moon, the acceleration of the rock is

BLUE: Greater than

YELLOW: Equal to

PINK: Smaller than

the acceleration of the moon




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