Directions: Use the picture below of objects at different distances apart to answer the question. Which of the pictures shows the least gravitational force and why? (1 point) Responses Picture I because the objects have large mass and more distance between them Picture I because the objects have large mass and more distance between them Picture II because they have larger mass and less distance between them Picture II because they have larger mass and less distance between them Picture III because the objects have less distance between them Picture III because the objects have less distance between them Picture IV because the objects have smaller mass and larger distance between them

Answer 1

Picture IV because the objects have smaller mass and larger distance between them. Gravitational force is inversely proportional to the distance between two objects and directly proportional to their masses. Therefore, in Picture IV, where the objects have smaller mass and larger distance between them, the gravitational force would be the least.