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The distance between two objects increases the force of gravity becomes what?
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∙ 12y ago
As their mass does not change their gravitational force remains the same. For them to move closer together one of the objects must have a stronger gravitaional force than the other. If they collided and became fused together then the gravitaional force would be greater as there would now only be one object.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWith more mass, there will be more gravitational force. The force is proportional to the product of the masses. And (as we know from Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation) the force is also inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the two masses. So, if you have a mass that is twice as large, and twice as far away (distance being measured from the center of the two objects that attract each other - not from the surface!) the gravitational attraction is only half as much. Doubling the mass gives double the attraction, but doubling the distance reduces the attraction by a factor of four.
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∙ 14y agoIt's 1/9 as strong. The reason is the gravitational force between two objects is a function of the distance between them squared. The universal law of gravity defines the force F between two masses as:
F = G * (m1*m2) / r^2
where G is the gravitational constant, 6.672e-11, m1 and m2 are the masses of the two objects, and r is the distance between them.
When you triple the distance, imagine r is replaced by 3r. The denominator becomes (3r)^2, which equals 9 * r^2. Hence the force is one ninth that of the original case.
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∙ 12y agoWhen you look at the formula for the gravitational force, you see that the masses
are in the numerator of the fraction, and the square of the distance is in the
denominator. This tells you that greater distance produces less force, and that
the force falls off as fast as the square of the distance rises.
So if the distance is multiplied by 4, the force is multiplied by 1/(4)2 = 1/16 .
The force becomes 1/16 of what it was, or 61/4 % .
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∙ 14y agoNo. That would be a disaster.
Imagine what the gravitational force would be between you and a star on the other side of the galaxy !
It's just the opposite: As the distance between objects increases, the gravitational force between them DECREASES.
And it decreases a lot faster than you might expect: It falls off as the SQUARE of the distance.
That means if you push two objects 'X' times farther apart, the force between them is not '1/X', it's '1/X2'.
That's a big difference:
If you push two objects 5 times farther apart, the force doesn't shrink to [ 1/5th = 20 percent ].
It shrinks to [ 1/25th = 4 percent ].
If the objects move to 100 times farther apart, the gravitational force drops to 1/10,000th.
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∙ 14y agoGravitational attraction is known as an "inverse square" force. Its magnitude is proportional to 1/(distance between the masses)2. If the distance between two masses is tripled, the gravitational attraction between them becomes 1/32 = 1/9 of its original magnitude.
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∙ 12y agoThe force of gravity is proportional to the masses of the two objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, so, if the distance is decreased by a factor of 3, then the force would increase by a factor of 9.
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∙ 13y agoOoops! You were going along pretty good there, but then you stubbed your toe.
As it stands, the "question" is a false statement. It can become a true statement
if the word "volume" is replaced by the word "mass".
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∙ 13y agoWhen the mass of either object or both objects increases, the gravitational force
of attraction between them increases.
When the distance between the centers of the two objects increases, the gravitational
force of attraction between them decreases.
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∙ 11y agoAs the distance between two bodies increases the intensity of gravitational force decreases by a factor of 1/r2, where r = distance between two bodies.
The whole business of gravitational force was first put forward by great scientist Sir Isaac newton. According to his Law of gravitation, the force acting between two bodies is given by F = m1m2/r2 where m1 = mass of object 1
m2 = mass of object 2
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As the mass of two objects increases how does the gravitational force between the two bodies change?
Gravity is the force of attraction between all masses in the universe.The magnitude of a gravitational force depends onthe masses of the objectsthe distance between the objectsThe gravitational force between two bodies increases as their masses increase.
If the distance between the spheres is cut in half what is the force between the masses?
The force increases by a factor of 4. If we're talking about gravity, the gravitational force is a function of the masses and the square of the distance between them. As distance decreased by a factor of 2 (since it was cut in half), then the force increases by a factor of 2 squared, and that's 4. Gravitational force increases by a factor of 4 when distance between two gravimetrically attracted objects is decreased by a factor of 2 (cut in half).
If the distance of the planet from the sun doubles but its mass is unchanged the force of gravity between them will?
Doubling the distance reduces the force of gravity to one quarter its original.
The force of gravity between two objects is?
The combination of mass and distance.
How does gravity effect weight of an object?
As somebody previously said, gravity is directly proportional to weight. As gravity increases, weight increases. The simplest way to define gravity is the downward force that holds objects down. eg. you can sit in your computer chair due to gravity. It is holding you down. You would otherwise float as in space where there is no gravity. If that gravity force becomes greater, ie. there is more force pushing you down, you will weigh more. It pushes down on you more.
What happens to the force of gravity of the distance increases?
At greater distances, the force of gravity becomes less.
Which sattement is true of the relationship between distance and gravity?
The force of gravity decreases as the distance between two bodies increases.
Gravity between two objects increases as?
distance between them decreases. gravity is inversely proportional to square of distance between two objects, according to newtons law of gravity
What is the force of gravity between two objects if the distance decreases?
It increases with distance^2
As the mass of two objects increases how does the gravitational force between the two bodies change?
Gravity is the force of attraction between all masses in the universe.The magnitude of a gravitational force depends onthe masses of the objectsthe distance between the objectsThe gravitational force between two bodies increases as their masses increase.
When gravity deceases what increases?
When the distance between the two bodies increases, the gravitational force attracting them decreases.
What happens to force of gravity when the distance between two objects decreases?
As the distance between two objects decreases (i.e. they get closer together), the force of gravity increases.
How does the force of graviti change with mass and distance?
as distance increases gravity's force decreases as mass increases gravity's force increases
The force of gravity between two objects increases with mass and decreases with distance?
True
How does the force of gravity pulling on the rocket changes as the distance between it and the plant increases?
The force is given by Newton's formula for gravitation. As the distance increases, the force decreases.
What if mass stays the same and distance increases?
The force of gravity between two objects will decrease in proportion to the square of the change of distance between them.
When objects are moved further apart from each other the forces of gravity between us?
If the distance between the objects increases, the force of gravity will decrease.
