Which is NOT a way to increase the gravitational force between the two objects in the picture?

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Increase the distance between the objects
Increase the distance between the objects

Decrease the distance between the objects
Decrease the distance between the objects

Increase the mass of both objects
Increase the mass of both objects

None of the options above
None of the options above
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The option that is NOT a way to increase the gravitational force between the two objects is:

Increase the distance between the objects.

Increasing the distance between two objects actually decreases the gravitational force between them, according to Newton's law of universal gravitation. The gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the centers of the two objects.