Final answer:
Gravitational force is directly proportional to the product of the masses of two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Step-by-step explanation:
Gravitational force is related to the mass of an object in two ways:
- The gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses. This means that as the mass of one object increases, the gravitational force between the two objects also increases.
- The gravitational force between two objects is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. This means that as the distance between the objects increases, the gravitational force between them decreases.
For example, if we have two objects with masses of 1 kg and 2 kg, and they are 3 meters apart, the gravitational force between them would be 4 Newtons. If we increase the mass of one of the objects to 3 kg while keeping the other object and the distance between them the same, the gravitational force would increase to 9 Newtons.