Question

the earth orbits is oval in shape.explain how the mangnitude of gravitational between the earth and sun changes as the eart moves from position a to b

Answer 1

As the distance between the Earth and the Sun decreases, the magnitude of gravitational force between the earth and sun increases and vice versa.

What is gravitational force?

Gravitational force is a force that attracts any two objects with mass.

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the force of attraction between two objects in the universe is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects.

F = Gm₁m₂/R²

where;

• m₁ is mass of Earth
• m₂ is mass of sun
• R is the distance between the Earth and Sun

Thus, as the distance between the Earth and the Sun decreases, the magnitude of gravitational force between the earth and sun increases and vice versa.

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