Question

The following diagrams show five pairs of asteroids, labeled with their relative masses (M) and distances (d) between them. For example, an asteroid with M=2 has twice the mass of one with M=1 and a distance of d=2 is twice as large as a distance of d=1. Rank each pair from left to right based on the strength of the gravitational force attracting the asteroids to each other, from strongest to weakest.

Answer 1

Answer:

- d = 2; m = 2; m = 2

- d= 1; m = 1; m = 2

- d = 1; m = 1; m = 1

- d = 2; m = 1; m = 2

- d = 2; m = 1; m = 1

Explanation:

The following diagrams show five pairs of asteroids, labeled with their relative masses (M) and distances (d) between them. For example, an asteroid with M=2 has twice the mass of one with M=1 and a distance of d=2 is twice as large as a distance of d=1. Rank each pair from left to right based on the strength of the gravitational force attracting the asteroids to each other, from strongest to weakest.

- d = 2; m = 2; m = 2

- d= 1; m = 1; m = 2

- d = 1; m = 1; m = 1

- d = 2; m = 1; m = 2

- d = 2; m = 1; m = 1