Question

If the Moon moved farther away from Earth, what would happen to the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon?

A. The force would increase proportional to the distance.
B. The force would decrease proportional to the distance.
C. The force would increase by the inverse square of the distance.
D. The force would decrease by the inverse square of the distance.

Answer 1

B. The force would decrease proportional to the distance.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Gravitational forces are stronger over shorter distances, and
weaker over longer distances. That's a big part of the reason
why our bodies are attracted to the Earth with more force than
we're attracted to Jupiter, for example.

The force doesn't just get weaker in proportion to the distance.
It gets weaker in proportion to the SQUARE of the distance.