Take the mean distance of the moon and the sun from the earth to be $0.4 \times 10^6 \, km$ and $150 \times 10^6 \, km$ respectively. Their masses are $8 \times 10^{22} \, kg$ and $2 \times 10^{30} \, kg$ respectively. The radius of the earth is $6400 \, km$. Let $\Delta F_1$ be the difference in the forces exerted by the moon at the nearest and farthest points on the earth and $\Delta F_2$ be the difference in the force exerted by the sun at the nearest and farthest points on the earth. Then,the number closest to $\frac{\Delta F_1}{\Delta F_2}$ is

  • A
    $2$
  • B
    $6$
  • C
    $10^{-2}$
  • D
    $0.6$

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