Question

A student claims that the gravitational force between two objects depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Which argument best supports the student's claim? Group of answer choices If Earth were much bigger, the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon would not change. If Earth were much bigger, the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon would disappear. If Earth were much bigger, the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon would be lower. If Earth were much bigger, the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon would be higher.

Answer 1

Explanation:

If Earth were much bigger, the gravitational force between Earth and the Moon would be higher.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option - If the size of the Earth is bigger then the gravitational force between the Earth and the Moon will be higher.

Explanation:

• The gravitational force is proportional to the masses of the two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
• F = G frac{M m}{r^2}

where F = gravitational force;

G =  gravitaional constant.

M & m = masses of the two objects.

r = is the distance between them.

• This means that the gravitational force increases with mass but decreases as the distance between objects grows.

Hence, with the increase in the size of the Earth, the gravitational force between Earth and Moon will increase.

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