The earth and the moon are attracted to each other by gravitational force. Does the earth attract the moon with a force that is greater or smaller or the same as the force with which the moon attracts the earth? Why?

(C) According to Newton's universal law of gravitation,every object in the universe attracts every other object with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This force is mutual. Therefore,the Earth attracts the moon with a force that is exactly the same as the force with which the moon attracts the Earth. This is in accordance with Newton's third law of motion,which states that for every action,there is an equal and opposite reaction.