Question

What happens when two objects when they are brought closer together The mass of both objects decrease The mass of both objects increase The gravitational force between them decreases The gravitational force between them increases

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is

The gravitational force between them increases

Explanation:

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation states that the force of attraction between two bodies is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely proportional to the square of the distance of their centers from each other.

The formula for universal gravitation is given as follows;

$F_{1} = F_{2} =G \times \dfrac{m_{1} \times m_{2}}{r^{2}}$

Where;

F₁, and F₂ = The gravitational forces of attraction on each mass

G = The gravitational constant

m₁ = The mass of one body

m₂ = The mass of the body

r = The distance between the centers of the two bodies

Therefore, the gravitational force of attraction on each object is inversely proportional to the as the distance between the centers of the two bodies

When the distance between the centers of the two bodies decreases, the two objects are brought closer together, the gravitational force of attraction between them increases.