Use the universal gravitation formula to determine which object has a larger effect on the Earth's...

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Use the universal gravitation formula to determine which object has a larger effect on the Earth's motion through space: the Sun or the Moon. Explain how you are determining this, including very clearly specifying how you are gauging the size of the effect each object has. Possibly helpful data: Mass of the Sun = 2.0e30 kg Radius of the Sun = 7.0e8 m Mass of the Earth = 6.0e24 kg Radius of the Earth = 6.4e6 m Radius of the Earth's orbit = 1.5e11 m Mass of the Moon = 7.3e22 kg Radius of the Moon = 1.7e6 m Radius of the Moon's orbit = 3.8e8 m Solve the problem using good problem solving procedures before you check the solution (video below). Once you have done this, view the solution and make any necessary corrections. See the Canvas rubric attached to this assignment as a reminder about expectations when doing corrections. Use the universal gravitation formula to determine which object has a larger effect on the Earth's motion through space: the Sun or the Moon. Explain how you are determining this, including very clearly specifying how you are gauging the size of the effect each object has. Possibly helpful data: Mass of the Sun = 2.0e30 kg Radius of the Sun = 7.0e8 m Mass of the Earth = 6.0e24 kg Radius of the Earth = 6.4e6 m Radius of the Earth's orbit = 1.5e11 m Mass of the Moon = 7.3e22 kg Radius of the Moon = 1.7e6 m Radius of the Moon's orbit = 3.8e8 m Solve the problem using good problem solving procedures before you check the solution (video below). Once you have done this, view the solution and make any necessary corrections. See the Canvas rubric attached to this assignment as a reminder about expectations when doing corrections.