other. The amount of gravitational force between the two objects depends on their masses and the distance between them. As the masses of the objects decrease, the force of gravity between them _____________. As the distance between the objects decreases, the force of gravity between them ______________. *
a. decreases; increases
b. decreases; decreases
c. increases; decreases
d. increases; increases
a. looks good
Someone else said a on brainly to but the answer is decrease; decrease, at least for me it was
To determine how the force of gravity changes with respect to the mass and distance between two objects, you can refer to the law of universal gravitation, which states that the force of gravity is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the objects and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
1. As the masses of the objects decrease, the force of gravity between them decreases. To understand this, you need to consider the direct proportionality between the force of gravity and the masses of the objects. When the masses decrease, the force of gravity decreases proportionally.
2. As the distance between the objects decreases, the force of gravity between them increases. Here, you need to consider the inverse proportionality between the force of gravity and the square of the distance between the objects. When the distance decreases, the denominator (square of the distance) becomes smaller, resulting in a larger force of gravity.
Therefore, the correct answer is option a: decreases; increases.