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Even though the gravitational force of the Earth acts on the Moon towards its center,why does the Moon not fall onto the Earth?
- AThe Moon is too far away.
- BThe Earth's gravitational force provides the necessary centripetal force for the Moon's orbital motion.
- CThe Moon has its own gravitational force that repels the Earth.
- DThe Moon is moving in a vacuum where gravity does not work.
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