Question

Gravitational force between two objects increases as mass increases and distance _____.

increases

stays the same

decreases

Answer 1

The answer is decreases.

Answer 2

Gravitational force between two objects increases as mass increases and distance decreases

Step-by-step explanation:

The gravitational force of attraction between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.

If m1 and m2 are the masses of objects 1 and 2 separated by a distance 'd', then the gravitational force of attraction F is given as:

`F\alpha (m_(1)*m_(2))/(d^(2))`

or

`F = G (m_(1)*m_(2))/(d^(2))`

where G is the gravitational force constant

Therefore, based on the above relation, the value of F increases with increase in masses and decrease in distance