Question

A solar system has the four planets shown below. All of them have the same mass. Four circles labeled Planet A, Planet B, Planet C, and Planet D are shown inside a rectangle. Planet A is close to the top edge of the rectangle near the middle of the top edge. Planet B is slightly below Planet A and towards the right of Planet A. Planet C is close to the left edge of the rectangle near its center. Planet D is near the right corner of the lower edge of the rectangle. Planets A and B are closest to each other and Planets D and C are farthest from each other.
Between which two planets is the gravitational attraction the strongest? Planet A and Planet B Planet A and Planet D Planet B and Planet C Planet C and Planet D

Answer 1

A solar system has the four planets shown below. All of them have the same mass. Four circles labeled Planet A, Planet B, Planet C, and Planet D are shown inside a rectangle.

Planet A is close to the top edge of the rectangle near the middle of the top edge. Planet B is slightly below Planet A and towards the right of Planet A.

Planet C is close to the left edge of the rectangle near its center. Planet D is near the right corner of the lower edge of the rectangle.

Planets A and B are closest to each other and Planets D and C are farthest from each other.

Between which two planets is the gravitational attraction the strongest?

Planet A & Planet B