Question

Use the table of the masses of several objects to answer the question.

Mass In Grams Of Common Objects
Object Mass (grams)
paper clip 1.0
penny 2.5
book 860
cereal box 500
small pot 1,200
Between which two objects is gravitational attraction the greatest if placed 1 meter apart?

(1 point)
Responses

between the small pot and the book
between the small pot and the book

between the penny and the small pot
between the penny and the small pot

between the paper clip and the penny
between the paper clip and the penny

between the book and the cereal box

Answer 1

Gravitational force ∝ product of the masses. The two largest masses are the small pot (1200 g) and the book (860 g), so the attraction is greatest between the small pot and the book.