Author Question: When the distance between a pair of stars decreases by half, the force between them A) decreases ... (Read 42 times)

hubes95 · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

When the distance between a pair of stars decreases by half, the force between them

A) decreases by one-quarter.
B) decreases by one-half.
C) increases to twice as much.
D) increases to four times as much.
E) stays the same.

Question 2

How is the gravitational force between two objects affected by changes in the masses of the objects and by changes in the distance between the two objects?

A) The force increases with increased mass, and increases with increased distance.
B) The force decreases with increased mass, and decreases with increased distance.
C) The force decreases with increased mass, and increases with increased distance.
D) The force increases with increased mass, and decreases with increased distance.