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How do mass and distance affect the force of gravity?
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How do mass and distance affect the force of gravity?

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  • The force of gravity depends directly upon the masses of the two objects, and inversely on the square of the distance between them.
  • This means that the force of gravity increases with mass, but decreases with increasing distance between objects.
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