The mass of the Moon is approximately $10\%$ of the mass of the Earth. What will be the gravitational force exerted by the Moon on the Earth compared to the gravitational force exerted by the Earth on the Moon?
- AIt will be $10\%$ of the force exerted by the Earth on the Moon.
- BIt will be equal to the force exerted by the Earth on the Moon.
- CIt will be $10$ times the force exerted by the Earth on the Moon.
- DIt will be $1/10$ of the force exerted by the Earth on the Moon.
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