Question

Explain the relationships between gravity, mass, and distance.

Answer 1

Answer:

As the mass of an object increases, its gravitational force increases.

As an object's distance to other objects increases, its gravitational force on those objects increases.

Explanation:

The gravitational force of one object on another is calculated with the equation

F = (G*m1*m2)/(r²),

where G is the gravitational constant,

M1 and M2 are the masses of the two objects, and

r is the distance between them

We can see that the force has a direct relationship with both of the mass values, and an inverse square relationship with the distance between them.

Hope this helped!

Answer 2

Simpler way to put it:

Gravity has a direct relationship with mass. An increase in mass results in an increase in gravitational force. Gravity also has an inverse relationship with distance. An increase in distance results in a decrease in gravitational force.