Question
An asteroid moves away from our planet. What happens to the gravitational attraction between it and the earth as it zooms away?
a
It decreases.
b
It becomes zero.
c
It does not change.
d
It increases.
a
It decreases.
b
It becomes zero.
c
It does not change.
d
It increases.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is:
a) It decreases.
As the asteroid moves away from Earth, the distance between the asteroid and the Earth increases, which causes the gravitational attraction between the two to decrease according to the law of universal gravitation. The gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects.
a) It decreases.
As the asteroid moves away from Earth, the distance between the asteroid and the Earth increases, which causes the gravitational attraction between the two to decrease according to the law of universal gravitation. The gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two objects.