Juniper is working on comparing and contrasting forces. She is thinking of gravitational force and strong nuclear force. Which of the following is one way these forces are alike?

Question

Group of answer choices

They are both weak forces.

They are both dependent on mass.

They both act on objects.

They both work only in a short range.

Answer 1

To compare and contrast the gravitational force and the strong nuclear force, we can analyze the provided options:

1. They are both weak forces. - This is incorrect. The gravitational force is considered a weak force compared to strong nuclear force, but strong nuclear force is not classified as a weak force.

2. They are both dependent on mass. - This is partially true for gravitational force, as it depends on the mass of the objects involved. However, the strong nuclear force does not depend on mass in the same way; it operates between particles like protons and neutrons regardless of their mass.

3. They both act on objects. - This statement is true, as both forces act on physical entities (gravitational force acts on masses, and strong nuclear force acts on subatomic particles).

4. They both work only in a short range. - This is true for the strong nuclear force, which operates at very short ranges (on the order of a femtometer), while gravitational force has an infinite range, acting over large distances.

Therefore, the best answer from the provided choices is:

They both act on objects.