What keeps the moon in orbit around the earth?

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Like any object in orbit, an orbit is maintained, as according to Newton's first law of motion, by a combination of speed and gravity. The object, the moon, wants to move off in a straight line however the earth's gravity, outside force, moves it slightly out of line.

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