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Imagine tying a string to a ball and twirling it around you. How is this similar to the moon orbiting Earth? In this example, what is providing the constantly changing, inward f…

Imagine tying a string to a ball and twirling it around you. How is this similar to the moon orbiting Earth? In this example, what is providing the constantly changing, inward f…
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Imagine tying a string to a ball and twirling it around you. How is this similar to the moon orbiting Earth? In this example, what is providing the constantly changing, inward force?

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the string kind of acts like gravity 
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