Question

When an astronaut is on a spacewalk and is moving away from the space shuttle, how does the force of gravity between the two objects change?(1 point)Responsesit goes upit goes upit goes down for the astronaut and goes up for the space shuttleit goes down for the astronaut and goes up for the space shuttleit goes downit goes downit goes up for the astronaut and goes down for the space shuttle

Answer 1

The correct response is: it goes down.

The force of gravity between two objects (in this case, the astronaut and the space shuttle) depends on their masses and the distance between them, as described by Newton's law of universal gravitation. As the astronaut moves farther away from the space shuttle, the distance between them increases, leading to a decrease in the gravitational force between them. The mass of both the astronaut and the shuttle remains constant, so the only factor affecting the gravitational force in this scenario is the increasing distance.