Question

an attacking alien force moves the moon closer to earth with some super rockets. the orbiting object will crash into the center object. escape the orbit. this is a required question

Explanation:

When the Moon is moved closer to Earth, the gravitational - force between them increases. But the Moon has an orbital velocity. Without additional forces to slow it down significantly, it won't crash into Earth immediately. Also, moving it closer doesn't give it enough energy to escape the Earth - Moon system's gravitational pull. In reality, its orbit would change to a lower and faster - moving one. But based on the given options, if we assume no other compensating factors, it won't escape the orbit and is more likely to crash into the center object (Earth) over time due to the increased gravitational interaction and lack of sufficient orbital speed to maintain a stable orbit at the new closer distance.

Answer:

crash into the center object.