Author Question: When the distance between two stars decreases by one-third, the force between them A) decreases ... (Read 45 times)

tsand2 · **on:** Jul 29, 2018

When the distance between two stars decreases by one-third, the force between them

A) decreases by one-third.
B) decreases by one-half.
C) increases to twice as much.
D) increases to nine times as much.
E) none of the above

Question 2

The force of Earth's gravity on a capsule in space will lessen as it moves farther away. If the capsule moves to twice its distance, the force toward Earth becomes

A) half.
B) three-quarters.
C) one-fourth.
D) none of the above