What would decrease the gravitational pull between the sun and Earth?(1 point)

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if Earth was closer to the sun
if Earth was closer to the sun

if Earth was twice its size
if Earth was twice its size

if the sun was twice its size
if the sun was twice its size

if the sun was farther away from Earth

Answer 1

The correct response that would decrease the gravitational pull between the sun and Earth is:

if the sun was farther away from Earth.

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force between two objects decreases as the distance between them increases.