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what happens to the strength of gravity as you move farther away from Earth?
It increases gradually
It decreases gradually
It stops completely at a certain distance
It remains constant regardless of distance
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It decreases gradually.
Gravity follows an inverse-square law: F = G M m / r^2, so as distance r from Earth's centre increases the gravitational force falls off roughly as 1/r^2. It never suddenly stops at a specific distance—its strength approaches zero only asymptotically as r → ∞. (At modest altitudes the drop is small; at twice the distance it’s one quarter as strong.)
Gravity follows an inverse-square law: F = G M m / r^2, so as distance r from Earth's centre increases the gravitational force falls off roughly as 1/r^2. It never suddenly stops at a specific distance—its strength approaches zero only asymptotically as r → ∞. (At modest altitudes the drop is small; at twice the distance it’s one quarter as strong.)
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