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Why does the moon orbit the earth?

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Why does the moon orbit the earth?

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Gravitational forces cause the earth to pull on the moon, and the moon to pull on the earth. Since the moon is going in a different direction then the earth is pulling, the moon does not run into the earth, but rather orbits the earth.

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