Question

When two objects are near each other, how would increasing one object’s mass affect it? The shape of the object would change. The weight of the object would decrease. The gravitational force of the object would increase. The mass of the object would be stronger than gravity.

Answer 1

C) The gravitational force of the object would increase.

Answer 2

When two objects are near each other, increasing one object’s mass would cause the gravitational force of the object to increase.

The formula for gravitational force (F) is

$F = \frac{GmM}{d^{2} }$

where m and M are the masses of the two objects, d is the distance between their centres, and G is the gravitational constant.

If we hold M and d constant, we can write

$F = km$, where $k = \frac{GM}{ d^{2}}$

Thus, gravitational force is directly proportional to the mass of the object.

If you increase the mass of an object, you increase its gravitational force.