Question

the gravitational force between two objects will be very small, unless which of the following is true?
the objects are very far apart.
the objects are traveling at a high rate of speed.
the objects have large masses.
the objects are in the solid state of matter.

Explanation:

According to Newton's law of universal gravitation \(F = G\frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}\), where \(F\) is the gravitational force, \(G\) is the gravitational constant, \(m_1\) and \(m_2\) are the masses of the two objects, and \(r\) is the distance between them. When the objects are very far apart (\(r\) is large), the gravitational force \(F\) is very small. The state of matter (solid), speed of travel, or mass size (without considering distance) do not directly explain the small gravitational force in the context of the formula.

Answer:

The objects are very far apart.