Answer:
The force of gravity decreases as the distance between the masses increase
Explanation:
The force of gravity is an attractive force that any object with mass exerts on other objects with mass.
The magnitude of the force of gravity between two objects is given by
[tex]F=\frac{Gm_1 m_2}{r^2}[/tex]
where
G is the gravitational constant
m1, m2 are the masses of the two objects
r is the separation between the objects
From the equation, we see that:
- The gravitational force is directly proportional to the masses: so, as the masses increase, the magnitude of the force increases
- The gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance: so, as the distance increases, the magnitude of the force decreases
So, we can complete the sentence as follows:
The force of gravity decreases as the distance between the masses increase
