Question

complete the following statement: the farther away two planets are the ____________ the gravitational force between them. greater same zero less

Explanation:

The gravitational force between two objects is given by the formula $F = G\frac{M_1M_2}{d^2}$, where $G$ is the gravitational - constant, $M_1$ and $M_2$ are the masses of the two objects, and $d$ is the distance between them. As $d$ increases, the value of $F$ decreases because $F$ is inversely proportional to the square of the distance $d$.

Answer:

D. less