Look at the picture below of the Earth and the moon. The arrows represent their gravitational attraction to each other.

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The Earth and the moon have the strongest gravitational attraction when ________.

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the moon is full
the moon is full

the moon faces North America
the moon faces North America

when the moon and Earth are closest together
when the moon and Earth are closest together

the moon and Earth are farthest apart

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The Earth and the moon have the strongest gravitational attraction when when the moon and Earth are closest together.

Gravitational attraction is stronger when the two bodies are closer to each other.