alleryStart learning →Newton pictured a cannonball fired from a high mountain. What did this explain?
AWhy ice floats on water
BHow the Moon circles Earth
CHow sound moves in air
DWhy magnets pull iron
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. How the Moon circles Earth
Newton's cannonball showed how a falling object moving sideways fast enough keeps circling Earth, like natural satellites.
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