Question

What would happen if the difference between the earth and moon decreased?

A When the distance decreases the gravitational force increases
B the distance decreases so the gravitational force will too
C not enough information is known to determine this answer
D since the mass of the earth and moon are the same only the weight would change if the distance decreased
Please need help on this

Answer 1

Now, moving the Moon closer to the Earth will increase the gravitational exertion of the satellite onto our planet. If the satellite were slightly closer, the tidal bulge would grow. Low tideswould be lower and high tideswould be higher and any low lying coastline would be flooded.