The Moon Orbits the Sun?!?!

Document ID: 08_19_05_1
Date Received: 8/19/2005 Date Revised: 10/24/2005 Date Accepted: 10/24/2005
Grade Level: High School [9-12]
Curriculum Topic Benchmarks: M3.4.1, M3.4.5, S13.4.6, S14.4.1, S14.4.2
Subject Keywords: gravitation, force, Moon, Sun, Earth, tides, inverse square law

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