Answer:
True. Massive objects, attract other objects more than those with less mass
Explanation:
We can analyze the formula of the law of universal gravitation proposed by Newton. This formula has the following variables.
Let's suppose an asteroid that is passing through the solar system and in some moment the earth is very near to its trajectory.
The mass of the asteroid is m1 = 1000 [kg]
The mass of the earth is m2 = 5,972E24 [kg]
the distance between the asteroid is r = 150000[km]
Therefor the force exerted by the earth over the asteroid is:
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Now the force exerted by the sun.
The mass of the asteroid is m1 = 1000 [kg]
The mass of the earth is m2 = 1,98 E 30 [kg]
the distance between the asteroid is r = 149 600 000 [km]
This example shows that at the same distance objects with more mass can exert more force than objects with lesser mass.