The Earth pulls on the Moon. Similarly, the Moon pulls on the Earth, evidence that
A)Earth and the Moon are simply pulling on each other.
B)Earth's and the Moon's pulls comprise an action-reaction pair.
C)both A and B

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The Earth and the Moon exert gravitational forces on each other, which is an example of Newton's third law of motion, stating that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means both statements A and B are correct, as they describe the mutual gravitational attraction and the action-reaction pair nature of these forces.

The Earth Pulls on the Moon