Asked by Julie
Which change will cause the gravitational force between a baseball and a soccer ball to increase?
wrapping the soccer ball in layers of duct tape
using a baseball with a thinner leather
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Wrap the soccer ball in layers of duct tape.
Reason: gravitational force F = G m1 m2 / r^2, so increasing either mass increases F. Adding tape increases the soccer ball's mass; making the baseball's leather thinner would reduce its mass and so would lower (not raise) the force.
Reason: gravitational force F = G m1 m2 / r^2, so increasing either mass increases F. Adding tape increases the soccer ball's mass; making the baseball's leather thinner would reduce its mass and so would lower (not raise) the force.
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