Question

A spacecraft is flying towards the Moon. what will happen to the moon's gravitational pull on the spacecraft. A. Increase. B. Remain the same. C. Decrease. D. repeal the spacecraft

Answer 1

The spacecraft and the Moon both have mass, so there's gravitational force between them, trying to pull them together.

As the spacecraft flies toward the Moon, the distance between them decreases, so the strength of the gravitational forces INcreases (A).

Note: The Moon's gravitational pull on the spacecraft is EQUAL to the spacecraft's gravitational pull on the Moon. Gravitational forces always occur in equal, opposite pairs. Your weight on Earth is equal to the Earth's weight on you.