________ states every body in the universe attracts every other body with a force that is directly proportional to their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

A) The law of universal gravitation
B) Retrograde motion
C) Inertia
D) Nebular theory


Ans: A) The law of universal gravitation

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a.
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b.
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c.
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d.
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