How does distance affect gravity?(1 point)

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Responses

Gravity increases with increasing distance.
Gravity increases with increasing distance.

Gravity increases with decreasing distance.
Gravity increases with decreasing distance.

Gravity is zero at any point in the solar system.
Gravity is zero at any point in the solar system.

Gravity remains the same regardless of distance.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Gravity increases with decreasing distance.

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the force of gravity between two masses decreases as the distance between them increases.