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an asteroid flies close to the earth. gravity does what? A.repels the asteroid away from the earth. B. attracts the asteroid and

the earth to each other. C. makes the asteroid spin rapidly. D. causes the asteroid to explode.

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Marysya12 [62]2 years ago

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Due to the gravitational pull of earth the asteroid would be pulled towards earth, so the answer is B.

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