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There was a picture on my worksheet. I thought that during New Moon the Sun and moon act together on Earth so I added my answers 5.29 x 10^33 + 7.63 x 10^28=5.29 x 10^33. For Full Moon I subtracted because I though the sun and moon were working in opposite forces 5.29 x 10^33 - 7.63 x...

Tides are created by the gravitational attraction of the sun and moon on Earth. Calculate the net force pulling on Earth during a)New Moon b)Full Moon c)First Quarter Moon. Mass of the Moon: 7.35 x 10^22 kg Mass of the Earth: 5.98 x 10^24 kg Mass of the Sun: 1.99 x 10^30 kg Distance from the...