Question

Predict which scenario shows the greater gravitational force.

- The gravitational attraction between a person with a mass of 60 kg and a building with a mass of 10,000 kg when the person is 5 m from the building.
- The gravitational attraction between a person with a mass of 60 kg and a building with a mass of 10,000 kg when the person is 100 m from the building.

Answer 1

The first option

Step-by-step explanation:

Like magnets, gravitational pull gets stronger the closer you are to the source. That's why oxygen levels decrease the further you are from earth's centre: when when you're touching the ground, the highest mountain's atmosphere is much thinner than the one at sea level.

From that we can conclude that gravity grows in strength the closer you are to the mass of an object. That means the greater force should happen when the man is standing closer to the building.