The Moon moves in a curved path around the Earth because:

  1. no force acts on it
  2. it is pushed by the Sun only
  3. its speed keeps increasing
  4. gravity acts towards the Earth, roughly perpendicular to its velocity
Answer

D) gravity acts towards the Earth, roughly perpendicular to its velocity

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