A moon orbits a planet in a nearly circular orbit of radius R, as shown in the figure. The moon has a mass of 1×1022 kg, and the gravitational field strength at a distance R from the planet is 0.001 N/kg. What is the gravitational force exerted on the moon while it is in orbit around the planet?

0 N

0 newtons
A

1×1019 N

1 times 10 to the power of 19 newtons
B

1×1022 N

1 times 10 to the power of 22 newtons
C

1×1025 N