Which statement about gravitational attraction is correct?(1 point) Responses All objects on Earth experience the same gravitational attraction. All objects on Earth experience the same gravitational attraction. All objects with mass experience gravitational attraction. All objects with mass experience gravitational attraction. Objects with greater volume have a greater gravitational attraction. Objects with greater volume have a greater gravitational attraction. Objects in space will not have any gravitational attraction.

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The correct statement about gravitational attraction is:

All objects with mass experience gravitational attraction.

This principle holds true regardless of the location of the objects, and it applies to all masses, whether they are on Earth or in space. The other statements are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Not all objects on Earth experience the same gravitational attraction; gravitational force can vary slightly depending on altitude and density of the material beneath them.
  • Volume does not determine gravitational attraction; rather, it is mass that influences the strength of gravitational attraction.
  • Objects in space still experience gravitational attraction; they may be in free fall or an orbit due to the gravitational pull from other masses.