Space Objects
An object is placed exactly halfway between Earth and the moon. The object will fall toward __________ . a. the moon b. Earth c. neither Earth nor the moon
B. the Earth!
If the mass of Earth increased, with no change in radius, your weight would _______ . a. stay the same b. decrease c. increase also
C. Increase!
The gravitational force between two massive spheres a. is always an attraction. b. depends on how massive they are. c. depends inversely on the square of the distances between them. d. all of the above.
D. The gravitational force is an attractive force that depends on the mass of two objects AND on the distance between them (squared)!