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If Earth were twice as far from the sun, the force of gravity attracting the Earth to the Sun would be a. twice as strong b. half as strong c. one-quarter as strong.
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If Earth were twice as far from the sun, the force of gravity attracting the Earth to the Sun would be

a. twice as strong
b. half as strong
c. one-quarter as strong.

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it would be half as strong
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If Earth was twice as far from the sun, the force of gravity attracting the Earth to the sun would be only one-quarter as strong. The correct answer will be C. 
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