The distance between objects and the different is 0. The distance between the mass and an object is 1.
The magnitude of the mutual gravitational forces between two objects is determined by the masses of the objects and the distance between their centers. "Their centers" above seems to hold for spherical objects, but you need to integrate the distances between the masses.
The force of gravity between two objects is determined by -- the masses of the two objects, and -- the distance between their centers of mass.
The gravitational attraction between two objects depends on both their masses and the distance between them. It is proportional to the product of the masses of the two objects divided by the distance between them (mass1 x mass2)/ distance between.
take a measuring tape and measure the distance between the two objects
the mass of the objects and the distance of the objects
and The Distance Between Them.
The magnitude of the mutual gravitational forces between two objects is determined by the masses of the objects and the distance between their centers. "Their centers" above seems to hold for spherical objects, but you need to integrate the distances between the masses.
The force of gravity between two objects is determined by -- the masses of the two objects, and -- the distance between their centers of mass.
If the objects are not tied together, and if the gravitational forces between them are negligible in their current environment, then the distance between them has no effect whatsoever on their motion.
its inversely proportional to the square of the distance between objects.
The answer depends on what distance is being determined: the distance to stars using parallax, the distance to aircraft using radar, the distance from one city to another partway around the earth, the distance between two nearby objects.
The mass of the objects and the distance between them.
Contact force means that objects need to be in contact for there to be a force. "Action at a distance" means the objects do NOT need to touch one another directly.
The gravitational attraction between two objects depends on both their masses and the distance between them. It is proportional to the product of the masses of the two objects divided by the distance between them (mass1 x mass2)/ distance between.
take a measuring tape and measure the distance between the two objects
the mass of the objects and the distance of the objects
The distance between two objects.