Moon pull on the earth with one-sixth the force that the earth exerts

[WODI1115]

does the moon pull on the Earth with one-sixth the force that the Earth exerts on the moon?

 

[russ_watters]

No. Like the tension on a rope, there can be only one attractive gravitational force between two objects. Look at the equation: the output is only a single force: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/Newtongrav.html

 

[jtbell]

Also keep in mind Newton's Third Law: The force that A exerts on B is always equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force that B exerts on A.