Question

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which statements about the gravitational field of an object with mass are accurate?

□ another object experiences a force due to the interaction between its mass and the gravitational field at its location.
□ the strength of the gravitational field is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the object’s center.
□ the strength of the gravitational field at a location depends on the mass interacting with it.
□ the direction of the gravitational field \\( \mathbf{g} \\) is away from the center of the object.

Explanation:

• The first statement is correct: A test mass experiences force via interaction with the gravitational field at its position ($F = m \cdot g$).
• The second statement is correct: Gravitational field strength follows the inverse-square law ($g \propto \frac{1}{r^2}$).
• The third statement is incorrect: Field strength depends on the source mass, not the interacting test mass.
• The fourth statement is incorrect: Gravitational field direction points toward the source mass.

Answer:

Another object experiences a force due to the interaction between its mass and the gravitational field at its location., The strength of the gravitational field is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the object’s center.