Question

15. Select the correct words to fill in the blanks to this sentence: As a planet draws away from the sun in its orbit, the force between the sun and the planet _________and the planet's speed _________.

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increases, increases
increases, decreases
decreases, decreases
decreases, increases

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

decreases, decreases

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The correct words to fill in the blanks are: "decreases" and "decreases."

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To find the correct words to fill in the blanks, we need to understand the relationship between force, distance, and speed in the context of the question.

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the force of attraction between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers. In simpler terms, as the distance between two objects increases, the force of attraction between them decreases.

In the given sentence, the planet is described as drawing away from the sun. As the distance between the planet and the sun increases, it means the force between them decreases. Therefore, the correct word to fill in the first blank is "decreases."

Now let's consider the second blank relating to the planet's speed. According to Kepler's second law of planetary motion, the speed of a planet in its orbit changes based on its distance from the sun. As a planet moves farther away from the sun, it slows down due to the decreasing gravitational force. Therefore, the correct word to fill in the second blank is "decreases."

Hence, the correct words to fill in the blanks are "decreases, decreases."