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Increasing which factor will cause the gravitational force between two objects to decrease?
weights of the objects
distance between the objects
acceleration of the objects
masses of the objects
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Distance between the objects.
By Newton's law of gravitation: F = G m1 m2 / r^2. Increasing r (distance) decreases F (inverse-square relationship). Increasing masses or weights would increase F; acceleration is not in the formula.
By Newton's law of gravitation: F = G m1 m2 / r^2. Increasing r (distance) decreases F (inverse-square relationship). Increasing masses or weights would increase F; acceleration is not in the formula.
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