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Unit 5 & 6: Non-Contact Forces Test
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Question
A student claims that the gravitational force between two objects depends upon the mass of the objects and the distance between them. Which argument best supports the student's claim?
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If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will increase.
If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will increase.

If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will decrease.
If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will decrease.

If the distance between two objects decreases, the gravitational force between the objects will not change.
If the distance between two objects decreases, the gravitational force between the objects will not change.

If the distance between two objects decreases, the gravitational force between the objects will disappear.
If the distance between two objects decreases, the gravitational force between the objects will disappear.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"If the distance between two objects increases, the gravitational force between the objects will decrease."

Reason: Newton's law of universal gravitation shows force is proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance (F = G m1 m2 / r^2), so increasing r decreases F.