173k views
5 votes
Object A and B are 10m apart. Which of the following will cause the greatest increase in gravitational force between the objects?

A. Increase the mass of object A.

B. Increase the mass of object B.

C. Increase the distance between objects A and B.

D. Increase the mass of both object A and object B.

2 Answers

7 votes

If you increase the mass of object-A (choice-A) OR object-B (choice-B), the gravitational force between them will increase. So naturally, if you increase the mass of both object A and object B, you'll get both increases. (D)

Increasing the distance between the objects (choice-C) will DEcrease the gravitational force between them. This is a big part of the reason why we never feel especially attracted toward Jupiter.

User Palmer Dabbelt
by
6.8k points
4 votes

D. Increase the mass of both object A and object B

User Merita
by
7.3k points